Lacuna

Meaning

Noun

●

In Anatomy:

A small

; a small

or

, especially in bone.

●

In Anatomy & Microscopy:

A small

; a small

or

, especially in bone.

A

between cells,

of light.

●

A small

; a

or

; a hiatus.

An

part, especially in a

or other

of

, often

to an

or similar.

Any

,

,

, or

in a set of things; something missing.

●

In Linguistics & Translation studies:

A small

; a

or

; a hiatus.

A language

, which

when there is no

in the

target language

for a

found in the

language.

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Origin

lacuna

English

lacuna

Latin

lacus

Latin

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