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  • 1hiatus — [ jatys; jatys ] n. m. • 1521; mot lat. « ouverture », puis « hiatus » 1 ♦ Ling. Rencontre de deux voyelles, de deux éléments vocaliques, soit à l intérieur d un mot (ex. aérer, géant), soit entre deux mots énoncés sans pause (ex. tu as eu). L… …

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  • 2Janus — For other uses, see Janus (disambiguation). Bifrons redirects here. For other uses, see Bifrons (disambiguation). A statue representing Janus Bifrons in the Vatican Museums In ancient Roman religion and mythology, Janus is the god of beginnings… …

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  • 3Hiatus — Hi*a tus, n.; 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… …

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  • 4Hiatus — Hi*a tus, n.; 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… …

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  • 5Hiatuses — Hiatus Hi*a tus, n.; 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… …

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  • 6Inhiation — In hi*a tion, n. [L. inhiatio, fr. inhiare to gape; pref. in + hiare to gape.] A gaping after; eager desire; craving. [R.] Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 7Yawn — (y[add]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Yawned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Yawning}.] [OE. yanien, [yogh]anien, ganien, gonien, AS. g[=a]nian; akin to ginian to yawn, g[=i]nan to yawn, open wide, G. g[ a]hnen to yawn, OHG. gin[=e]n, gein[=o]n, Icel. g[=i]na to… …

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  • 8Yawned — Yawn Yawn (y[add]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Yawned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Yawning}.] [OE. yanien, [yogh]anien, ganien, gonien, AS. g[=a]nian; akin to ginian to yawn, g[=i]nan to yawn, open wide, G. g[ a]hnen to yawn, OHG. gin[=e]n, gein[=o]n, Icel.… …

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  • 9Yawning — Yawn Yawn (y[add]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Yawned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Yawning}.] [OE. yanien, [yogh]anien, ganien, gonien, AS. g[=a]nian; akin to ginian to yawn, g[=i]nan to yawn, open wide, G. g[ a]hnen to yawn, OHG. gin[=e]n, gein[=o]n, Icel.… …

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  • 10chasm — noun Etymology: Latin chasma, from Greek; akin to Latin hiare to yawn more at yawn Date: 1596 1. a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (as the earth) ; gorge 2. a marked division, separation, or difference …

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