lacuna

Meaning

1. A small opening; a small pit or depression, especially in bone.
2. A small opening; a small pit or depression, especially in bone.
3. A small blank space; a gap or vacancy; a hiatus.
4. A small blank space; a gap or vacancy; a hiatus.
5. A small blank space; a gap or vacancy; a hiatus.

Synonyms

blank

gap

caisson

hiatus

hole

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coffer

slot

space

opening

mouth

fault

fenestra

foramen

hollow

interstice

interval

lacunae

loophole

omission

outlet

perforation

rent

split

vacancy

vacuity

vacuum

vent

vista

way out

lexical gap

rima

missing passage

space character

aperture

place of indeterminacy

breach

cavity

chink

clear

cranny

crevice

deficiency

deficit

deletion

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ləˈk(j)uː.nə/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lacūna (“a ditch, pit; a hollow, cavity; a gap, defect”). Doublet of lacune and lagoon.