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hiatus noun

/haɪˈeɪ.təs/US pronunciation symbol/-t ̬əs/ n [C usually singular] formal
a short pause in which nothing happens or is said, or a space where something is missing
The company expects to resume production of the vehicle again after a two-month hiatus.

(Definition of hiatus noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)

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