2006-10-15 07:38:57 · 8 answers · asked by haloween_on_xmas 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
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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
2 a : an interruption in time or continuity : BREAK; especially : a period when something (as a program or activity) is suspended or interrupted
2006-10-15 07:46:41 · answer #1 · answered by kolie_rocks 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
2006-10-15 14:53:59 · answer #2 · answered by I LOVE TACOS 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
2006-10-15 14:44:41 · answer #3 · answered by dontexhale 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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)
2006-10-15 14:42:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means a break from what you usually do.
2006-10-15 14:41:59 · answer #5 · answered by ♥cinnamonmj♥ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Kinda like on vacation or on hold, gone for awhile.
2006-10-15 14:43:26 · answer #6 · answered by Bubbles Will Rule the World!!!!! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
taking a break
2006-10-15 14:46:14 · answer #7 · answered by parrothead2371 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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
2006-10-15 14:43:11 · answer #8 · answered by me™ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋