1. A gap or interruption in space, time, or continuity; a break: “We are likely to be disconcerted by … hiatuses of thought” (Edmund Wilson).2. Linguistics A slight pause that occurs when two immediately
1. A gap or interruption in space, time, or continuity; a break: “We are likely to be disconcerted by … hiatuses of thought” (Edmund Wilson).2. Linguistics A slight pause that occurs when two immediately