Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prehiatus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-hia-tus
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Before a hiatus.

Example Sentences

"On Monday, CBS’s “CSI: Miami” seized the title as the night’s highest-rated show among adults 18 to 49, while NBC’s “Heroes” continued to falter with ratings below its prehiatus levels."

Etymology

From pre- + hiatus.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Questions

What does prehiatus mean?: Before a hiatus.
Where does prehiatus come from?: From pre- + hiatus.

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