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Webster 1913 Edition

Hiatus

Hi-a′tus

,
Noun.
;
pl. L.
Hiatus
, E.
Hiatuses
(#)
.
[L., fr.
hiare
,
hiatum
, to gape; akin to E.
yawn
. See
Yawn
.]
1.
An opening; an aperture; a gap; a chasm; esp., a defect in a manuscript, where some part is lost or effaced; a space where something is wanting; a break.
2.
(Gram.)
The concurrence of two vowels in two successive words or syllables.
Pope.

Webster 1828 Edition

Hiatus

HIA'TUS

,
Noun.
[L. from hio, to open or gape.]
1.
An opening; an aperture; a gap; a chasm.
2.
The opening of the mouth in reading or speaking, when a word ends with a vowel,and the following word begins with a vowel.
3.
A defect; a chasm in a manuscript,where some part is lost or effaced.

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