Definition of lacuna Lacuna
la•cu•na
We found 11 definitions of lacuna from 6 different sources.
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What does lacuna mean?
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- lacuna (Noun)
A small opening; a small pit or depression; a small blank space; a gap or vacancy; a hiatus. - lacuna (Noun)
An absent part, especially in a book or other piece of writing, often referring to an ancient manuscript or similar. - lacuna (Noun)
A space visible between cells, allowing free passage of light. - lacuna (Noun)
A language gap, which occurs when there is no direct translation in the target language for a lexical term found in the source language .
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- lacuna (n.)
A small opening; a small pit or depression; a small blank space; a gap or vacancy; a hiatus. - lacuna (n.)
A small opening; a small depression or cavity; a space, as a vacant space between the cells of plants, or one of the spaces left among the tissues of the lower animals, which serve in place of vessels for the circulation of the body fluids, or the cavity or sac, usually of very small size, in a mucous membrane.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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lacuna
The absence of a word in a particular language.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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lacuna
la-kū′na, n. a gap or hiatus:—pl. Lacū′næ.—n. Lacū′nar, a sunken panel or coffer in a ceiling or a soffit: a ceiling containing such.—adjs. Lacū′nose, furrowed: pitted; Lacū′nous. [L. lacuna, anything hollow—lacus, a lake.]
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