word of the day
Wednesday | 14 Sep 2022
Lacuna
[luh-kyoo-nuh]
Noun
Latin - mid-17th century
- Definition
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A gap or missing part, as in a manuscript, series, or logical argument.
- Examples of word Lacuna in a sentence
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“Rather, this gap must be seen as a serious lacuna in the surviving texts, a gulf that will critically limit our analysis.”
- Did you Know?
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In anatomy, lacuna is defined as "one of the numerous minute cavities in the substance of bone, supposed to contain nucleate cells." In botany, it is defined as "an air space in the cellular tissue of plants."
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