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lacuna Definition

la·cuna (lə kyo̵̅o̅)

noun pl. -·nas or -·nae-nē

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

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

lacuna Synonyms

lacuna

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lacuna Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • fill: The only attempt to fill this lacunae has occurred in the context of terrorism.
  • address: By exploring the role of language in the constitution of social relations, the project seeks to address a lacuna in contemporary anthropological theory.
  • call: The matrix enclosed compartments that they sit in are called lacunae.
  • gape: In short, England is a gaping lacuna in this rapidly developing field.
  • correct: The Bill deals with a single issue of principle in the field of valuation for rating by way of correcting a lacuna.
  • remain: Bandolier suspects that there remain huge lacunae of ignorance in the pharmaceutical world.

Adjective modifier

  • serious: I just wonder whether the OFT Review Team will look at this potentially serious lacuna in the regulations.
  • major: This is a major lacuna that needs to be addressed.
  • significant: Yet the implications of her work extend beyond filling in a significant lacuna in the existing scholarship.
  • obvious: I examine three obvious lacunae in Elias ' theory.
  • few: It is assigned to the eighth century, and contains the Gospels complete, except for a few small lacunae.
  • other: Broué has more than made up for this, or for any other lacuna in his subsequent work.

Preposition: in

  • law: This lacunae in the law will continue to be exploited by right wing extremists.
  • regulation: I just wonder whether the OFT Review Team will look at this potentially serious lacuna in the regulations.