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lacuna
[luh-kyoo-nuh]
noun
plural
lacunae, lacunasa gap or missing part, as in a manuscript, series, or logical argument; hiatus.
Anatomy.one of the numerous minute cavities in the substance of bone, supposed to contain nucleate cells.
Botany.an air space in the cellular tissue of plants.
lacuna
/ ˌlækjʊˈnɒsɪtɪ, ləˈkjuːnə /
noun
a gap or space, esp in a book or manuscript
biology a cavity or depression, such as any of the spaces in the matrix of bone
another name for coffer
Other 51Թ Forms
- lacunosity noun
- ˈܲԴDz adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lacuna1
Example Sentences
It is this lack of maternal attention that sends Ellis’ two older sisters on different paths, with the same goal in mind: to fill the lacuna left by their mother’s benign neglect.
This lacuna brings to mind the last words in my 2011 Death By China film uttered by former Congressman Dana Rohrabacher: “China has been treating us like fools. And that’s because we have been fools.”
And it includes the cavities - called lacuna - that fill with the mother's blood to transfer nutrients to the baby.
“Islamic material has been something of a lacuna for them.”
A single palm-size vertebra, its central lacuna heart-shaped, had us wondering about its origin story.
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