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Hiatus
 
  Hiatus may refer to:
  • A period of time where one is on a break
  • A break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc. (See recess)
  • Hiatus (anatomy)
    Hiatus (anatomy)

    In anatomy, a hiatus is a a natural fissure in a structure.Examples include:* Esophageal hiatus, the opening in the diaphragm through which the esophagus passes from the thorax into the abdomen...
    , a natural fissure in a structure
  • A small difference in pitch between two musical tones (see Interval (music)
    Interval (music)

    In music theory, the term interval describes the relationship between the pitch of two notes.Intervals may be described as:*vertical if the two notes sound simultaneously...
    )
  • Hiatus (linguistics)
    Hiatus (linguistics)

    Hiatus in linguistics is the separate pronunciation of two adjacent vowels, sometimes with an intervening glottal stop. In poetic metre , hiatus can also refer to the failure of two vowels straddling a word boundary to coalesce, for example by elision of the first vowel....
    , a phonological term referring to the lack of a consonant separating two vowels in separate syllables, as in co-operation
  • Hiatus (television)
    Hiatus (television)

    In television scheduling, a hiatus refers to a break of at least several weeks in the normal schedule of a television program. It can occur during a season of a television program, or can be between television seasons ....
    , a break of several weeks in television scheduling
  • hiatus (stratigraphy), a discontinuity in the age of rock strata
  • Hiatus (band)
    Hiatus (band)

    Hiatus was a crust punk band from Belgium....
    , a Belgian crustcore band
  • Hiatus
    Hiatus

    Hiatus may refer to:* A period of time where one is on a break*A break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc. *Hiatus , a natural fissure in a structure...
     a period in which one is injured or hurt
  • A euphemism
    Euphemism

    A euphemism is a substitution of an agreeable or less offensive expression in place of one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the listener, or in the case of #Doublespeak, to make it less troublesome for the speaker....
     for unemployment
    Unemployment

    File:World map of countries by rate of unemployment.pngUnemployment occurs when a person is available to work and currently seeking work, but the person is without Wage labour....
  • "Hiatus" (30 Rock)
    Hiatus (30 Rock)

    "Hiatus" is the twenty-first episode of NBC's 30 Rock of 30 Rock. It was written by series creator and executive producer Tina Fey, and was directed by Don Scardino....
    , an episode of the television series 30 Rock