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what does "haitus" mean?
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
from www.m-w.com:
Main Entry: hi·a·tus
Pronunciation: hI-'A-t&s
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, from hiare to yawn -- more at YAWN
1 a : a break in or as if in a material object : GAP <the hiatus between the theory and the practice of the party -- J. G. Colton> b : a gap or passage in an anatomical part or organ
2 a : an interruption in time or continuity : BREAK; especially : a period when something (as a program or activity) is suspended or interrupted <after a 5-year hiatus from writing> b : the occurrence of two vowel sounds without pause or intervening consonantal sound
- 1 decade ago
i believe u mean hiatus
hi‧a‧tus /haɪËeɪtÉs/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[hahy-ey-tuhs] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun, plural -tus‧es, -tus. 1. a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc.
2. a missing part; gap or lacuna: Scholars attempted to account for the hiatus in the medieval manuscript.
3. any gap or opening.
4. Grammar, Prosody. the coming together, with or without break or slight pause, and without contraction, of two vowels in successive words or syllables, as in see easily.
5. Anatomy. a natural fissure, cleft, or foramen in a bone or other structure.
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[Origin: 1555–65; < L hiÄtus opening, gap, equiv. to hiÄ(re) to gape, open + -tus suffix of v. action]
—Related forms
hi‧a‧tal, adjective
—Synonyms 3. break, interval, space.
Source(s): dictionary.com - dontexhaleLv 41 decade ago
hi‧a‧tus /haɪËeɪtÉs/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[hahy-ey-tuhs] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun, plural -tus‧es, -tus. 1. a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc.
2. a missing part; gap or lacuna: Scholars attempted to account for the hiatus in the medieval manuscript.
3. any gap or opening.
4. Grammar, Prosody. the coming together, with or without break or slight pause, and without contraction, of two vowels in successive words or syllables, as in see easily.
5. Anatomy. a natural fissure, cleft, or foramen in a bone or other structure.
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[Origin: 1555–65; < L hiÄtus opening, gap, equiv. to hiÄ(re) to gape, open + -tus suffix of v. action]
—Related forms
hi‧a‧tal, adjective
—Synonyms 3. break, interval, space.
Source(s): dictionary.com - Anonymous1 decade ago
well i don't know any words "haitus" but if you are looking for "hiatus" - it means to take a break from action (doing something)
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- 1 decade ago
a long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long ... well u knw wat i mean. a long break