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hiatuses

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "hiatuses" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

3 syllables
8 characters
English (US)
3syllables

hiatuses

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

hiatuses is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, hiatuses is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofhiatuses

1noun
  • A gap in a series, making it incomplete.
  • An interruption, break or pause.
  • An unexpected break from work.
  • A gap in geological strata.
  • An opening in an organ.

    Example: "Hiatus aorticus is an opening in the diaphragm through which aorta and thoracic duct pass."

  • A syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant. (Compare diphthong.)

    Example: "Words like reality and naïve contain vowels in hiatus."

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