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
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
Each of us, regardless of education, smarts or experience, has gaps in what we know, deep lacunas into which we occasionally get to place amazing treasure.
From New York Times ● Jun. 8, 2017
To this sleep they prefer even tenebras Orci, vastasque lacunas.
From Letters on Literature by Andrew Lang
