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Lacuna
see synonyms of lacunaNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Lacuna
see synonyms of lacunanoun plural -nae (-niː) or -nas
1.
a gap or space, esp in a book or manuscript
2. biology
a cavity or depression, such as any of the spaces in the matrix of bone
3. another name for coffer (sense 3)
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Lacuna
see synonyms of lacuna nounWord forms: plural laˈcunas or laˈcunae (ləˈkjuni
; ləkyo̅oˈnē)
1.
a space where something has been omitted or has come out; gap; hiatus; esp., a missing portion in a manuscript, text, etc.
2. Anatomy and Biology
a space, cavity, or depression; specif., any of the very small cavities in bone that
are filled with bone cells
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Lacuna
see synonyms of lacunan. pl. la·cu·nae (-nē) or la·cu·nas
1. An empty space or a missing part; a gap: "self-centered in opinion, with curious lacunae of astounding ignorance" (Frank Norris).
2. Anatomy A cavity, space, or depression, especially in a bone, containing cartilage or bone cells.
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