Thursday, January 8, 2015

Word of the Day (January 08, 2015)

Word of the Day (January 08, 2015)

Hiatus – (n.) a period of time when something (such as an activity or program) was stopped

Example: “There is always a hiatus in every problem.”

Origin: Latin, from “hiare” to yawn.

First use: 1563


(Reference: Merriam Webster Dictionary. Merriam-Webster Dictionary Application. Merriam-Webster, Inc., 2015.)

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