Lacuna means an empty space, gap, missing part, or opening.
Lacuna means an empty space, gap, missing part, or opening.
| Front | lacuna \luh-KYOO-nuh\ plural lacunae (luh-KYOO-nee) or lacunas |
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| Back | noun An empty space, gap, missing part, an opening. [From Latin lacuna (hole, gap), from lacus (lake). Earliest documented use: 1663.] "Last week's collision between two cargo ships off the coast of Mumbai has exposed several systemic lacunae." - Black Waters; The Times of India (New Delhi, India); Aug 11, 2010. |
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