Noun
- 1. suspension, respite, reprieve, hiatus, abatement, interruption, break
- usage: an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
- 2. hiatus, piece
- usage: a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript)
- 3. foramen, hiatus, opening, gap
- usage: a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure
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