Lacuna Definition

lə-kyo͝onə, -ko͝o-
lacunae, lacunas
noun
lacunae, lacunas
A space where something has been omitted or has come out; gap; hiatus; esp., a missing portion in a manuscript, text, etc.
Webster's New World
A space, cavity, or depression; specif., any of the very small cavities in bone that are filled with bone cells.
Webster's New World
An empty space or a missing part; a gap.
American Heritage
A cavity, space, or depression, especially in a bone, containing cartilage or bone cells.
American Heritage

An absent part, especially in a book or other piece of writing, often referring to an ancient manuscript or similar.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:

Other Word Forms of Lacuna

Noun

Singular:
lacuna
Plural:
lacunae, lacunas

Origin of Lacuna

  • From Latin lacūna (“ditch, gap”), diminutive form of lacus (“lake”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin lacūna lagoon

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin lacūna lagoon

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Lacuna Sentence Examples

  • A scribe again who scrupulously records the presence of a lacuna or illegibility in what he is copying, inspires us with confidence in the rest of his work.

  • He starts from the creation and endeavours to fill up the lacuna from 1662 to his own time, 1714.

  • This is a major lacuna that needs to be addressed.

  • The median lacuna no longer exists, but is represented by a dorsal and ventral sinus.

  • The Bill deals with a single issue of principle in the field of valuation for rating by way of correcting a lacuna.

More Sentences

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to lacuna using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

LLALAC

Words Ending With

ANAUNA

Unscrambles

lacuna

Words Starting With L and Ending With A

Starts With L & Ends With AStarts With LA & Ends With AStarts With L & Ends With NA

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With L6 Letter Words Ending With A