Hiatus
<high-ate-us>
gap; pause; lapse;
Taking a break or a pause in something that is normally done.
He took a hiatus from exercising. He gained a bit of weight.
Memory trick:
Hiatus reminds of hut
We take a break in a hut.
Hiatus comes from Latin and means “opening”.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
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