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what does "haitus" mean?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    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  /haɪˈeɪtəs/ 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 hiātus opening, gap, equiv. to hiā(re) to gape, open + -tus suffix of v. action]

    —Related forms

    hi‧a‧tal, adjective

    —Synonyms 3. break, interval, space.

    Source(s): dictionary.com
  • 1 decade ago

    hi‧a‧tus  /haɪˈeɪtəs/ 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 hiātus opening, gap, equiv. to hiā(re) to gape, open + -tus suffix of v. action]

    —Related forms

    hi‧a‧tal, adjective

    —Synonyms 3. break, interval, space.

    Source(s): dictionary.com
  • Anonymous
    1 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

    It means a break from what you usually do.

  • Kinda like on vacation or on hold, gone for awhile.

  • 1 decade ago

    taking a break

  • 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

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