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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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noun

A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined

“a king's accession to a confederacy”

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hiatus

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/haɪˈeɪtəs/Used In Literature ↓

A gap in a series, making it incomplete.

Origin

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Common Phrases

hernia hiatus. hiatusbetween hiatussemilunaris hiatushiatus yearhiatus esophagealhiatus longhiatus sacral
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Synonyms

breakbreathermoratoriumrecessrespitereprieve

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Related Words

suspensionabatementpausestoppageinterruptlapse

Poetry examples for “hiatus”

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