lacuna
noun
a gap or missing part, as in a manuscript, series, or logical argument; hiatus.
lacunas
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pluralof lacuna.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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They are, instead, lacunas to be reckoned with, stemming from the abiding obscurity of human psychology and deepened by the mercurial, ever-fading state of memory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
Of course, we all have these lacunas in our reading histories.
From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2023
Finding those lacunas is part of the fun of this show.
From Washington Post ● May 3, 2018
But at its most persuasive, “First Person” is an aria on the necessity of self-invention, on the loops and lacunas of memory and the bullish inadequacy of all language.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 4, 2018
My tendency, on the contrary, is to feel with increased force the lacunas, deformities, and imperfections of the group to which I belong.
From Amiel's Journal by Mrs. Humphry Ward
