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Hiatus
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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(Lat. for gaping, or gap), a break in continuity, whether in speech, thought or events, a lacuna. In anatomy the term is used for an opening or foramen, as the hiatus Fallopii, a foramen of the temporal bone. In logic a hiatus occurs when a step or link in reasoning is wanting; and in grammar it is the pause made for the sake of euphony in pronouncing two successive vowels, which are not separated by a consonant.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Hiatus'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/h/hiatus.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Hiatus'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/h/hiatus.html. 1910.
