lacuna
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lacuna
- /ləˈk(j)uː.nə/
Rhymes with -uːnə
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin lacūna (“a ditch, pit; a hollow, cavity; a gap, defect”). Doublet of lacune and lagoon.
noun lacunae · lacunæ · lacunas
- A small opening; a small pit or depression, especially in bone.
- A space visible between cells, allowing free passage of light.
- A small blank space; a gap or vacancy; a hiatus. "Our young friend makes up for many obvious mental lacunæ by some measure of primitive common sense," remarked Challenger.
- An absent part, especially in a book or other piece of writing, often referring to an ancient manuscript or similar. Long lacunae in this inscription make interpretation difficult.
- Any gap, break, hole, or lack in a set of things; something missing. For Beatrice Nutter, there will always be conspicuous lacunae in our mutual understanding, but after almost 30 years here, the anomalies now delight rather than confound her.
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A language gap, which occurs when there is no direct translation in the target language for a lexical term found in the source language.
Similar: anisomorphism
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| Español | vacío léxico, laguna léxica |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 詞彙空缺 /词汇空缺 cíhuì kòngquē |
| Deutsch | lexikalische Lücke |
| Ελληνικά | κενό kenó |
Talk about this word "lacuna." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lacuna. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lacuna. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lacuna "lacuna." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lacuna.Cite this
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title = {lacuna},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lacuna},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
