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View synonyms for lacuna
lacuna
[ luh-kyoo-nuh ]
noun
, plural la·cu·nae [l, uh, -, kyoo, -nee], la·cu·nas.
- a gap or missing part, as in a manuscript, series, or logical argument; hiatus.
- Anatomy. one of the numerous minute cavities in the substance of bone, supposed to contain nucleate cells.
- Botany. an air space in the cellular tissue of plants.
lacuna
/ ˌlækjʊˈnɒsɪtɪ; ləˈkjuːnə /
noun
- a gap or space, esp in a book or manuscript
- biology a cavity or depression, such as any of the spaces in the matrix of bone
- another name for coffer
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Derived Forms
- lacunosity, noun
- laˈcunose, adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lacuna1
C17: from Latin lacūna pool, cavity, from lacus lake
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Example Sentences
The critique extends into nearly every little crevice and lacuna of our civic life.
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Moreover, current discussion exhibits, if not a complete void, at least a decided lacuna as to propositions of this type.
From Project Gutenberg
Here the Elphinstone MS. recommences after a lacuna extending from ai.
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On the eel-grass are to be found Lacuna vincta and the delicate iridescent little shells of Margarita helicina.
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The same lacuna leaves it doubtful whether any collective title was prefixed to the διθύραμβοι.
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The triangular projection in front of the median lacuna is the body or cushion of the frog.
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