lacuna

The definition of a lacuna is a space where something is missing.

(noun)

An example of a lacuna is the gap left between two teeth when a tooth falls out.

See lacuna in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. lacunas or lacunae

a space where something has been omitted or has come out; gap; hiatus; esp., a missing portion in a manuscript, text, etc.
Anat., Biol. a space, cavity, or depression; specif., any of the very small cavities in bone that are filled with bone cells

Origin: L, a ditch, hole, pool < lacus: see lake

See lacuna in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. la·cu·nae (-nē) or la·cu·nas

An empty space or a missing part; a gap: “self-centered in opinion, with curious lacunae of astounding ignorance” (Frank Norris).
Anatomy A cavity, space, or depression, especially in a bone, containing cartilage or bone cells.

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Origin: Latin lacūna; see lagoon

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