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hiatus

IPA pronunciation: /haɪˈeɪ.təs/

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Russian meaning

Перерыв, пауза

English definition

A pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process.

Example

After a two-year hiatus from academia, she resumed her graduate research.

Collocations

take a hiatus
brief hiatus
temporary hiatus

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