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hiation

/haɪˈeɪʃən/

hiation noun: the act of gaping; a wide open mouth.

Noun

hiation (plural hiations)

  1. (obsolete) The act of gaping; a wide open mouth.
    • the continual hiation or holding open its mouth, which men observing, conceive the intention thereof to receive the aliment of air1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC

hiation meaning in Tamil

hiation in Tamil

கொட்டாவி விடல்

Forms of hiation

pluralhiations

Origin of hiation

From hiate + -ion.

Questions about hiation

What does hiation mean?
Hiation means the act of gaping; a wide open mouth.
What is hiation in Tamil?
Hiation in Tamil is கொட்டாவி விடல். See Hiation meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hiation?
Hiation is a noun.
How do you pronounce hiation?
Hiation is pronounced /haɪˈeɪʃən/.
What is the plural of hiation?
The plural of hiation is hiations.

Words near hiation in the dictionary

  1. hiatellids
  2. hiates
  3. hiati
  4. hiatic
  5. hiating
  6. hiation
  7. hiations
  8. hiatoplasties
  9. hiatoplasty
  10. Hiatt
  11. Hiatts

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