long hiatus

collocation in English

meaningsoflongandhiatus

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long
adjective
uk
/lɒŋ/us
/lɑːŋ/
continuing for a large amount ...
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hiatus
noun[C usually singular]
uk
/haɪˈeɪ.təs/us
/haɪˈeɪ.t̬əs/
a short pause in which nothing happens or is said, or a space where something ...
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(Definition oflongandhiatusfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Then followed a comparativelylonghiatusdue to completely understandable causes resulting from the sociopolitical cataclysms.
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The revival of penance in the market place had been established by 1561 from which date the act books of the archdeaconry court survive after alonghiatus.
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He gets a little tiring with thelonghiatus, the dilly-dallying with words.
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It should not be the start of anotherlonghiatusin which nothing much happens.
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We could have a disturbinglylonghiatus.
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Following alonghiatus, he reemerged in the late 2000s, releasing two albums arranged for big band.
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She took alonghiatusfrom show business to raise her family and is now ready for a second innings albeit in television.
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In 1980, after alonghiatusshe returned to work as an interviewer.
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Further construction to the northwest would then undergo alonghiatus.
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Fencing has recently been re-introduced after alonghiatus.
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He then took alonghiatusaway from the coaching scene, working as an independent financial advisor.
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The team was resurrected in 2005 after alonghiatusbecause of continued student requests and support.
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The association was founded in 1962 after alonghiatus.
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She eventually took alonghiatusfrom the music industry to raise her own children.
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Because of thelonghiatusa large proportion of players competing in the 1921 match were earning their first cap for the team.
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It was his first posthumous album as well as his first album after alonghiatus.
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From 1984 until 1995, the team was on alonghiatus.
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