English

Gigapause

From giga- + pause.

A compound of giga- + pause

Ancient Greek γίγας ‘giant’

English giga-

Ancient Greek παύω ‘stop’

Ancient Greek παῦσις ‘stopping, ceasing’

Latin pausa ‘a pause, halt, stop, cessation, end’

Middle French pause

English pause

Today it means

name The first extended hiatus of Homestuck, beginning on October 16, 2013 and lasting exactly one year.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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