"hiatus" in the noun sense
1. suspension, respite, reprieve, hiatus, abatement
an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
2. hiatus
a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript)
3. foramen, hiatus
a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure
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