lacuna

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Derived terms 2 Italian 2.1 Noun 3 Latin 3.1 Noun

[edit] English

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lacuna (plural lacunae or lacunas)

1. A small opening; a small pit or depression; a small blank space; a gap or vacancy; a hiatus.
2. An absent part, especially in a book or other piece of writing, often referring to an ancient manuscript or similar.

[edit] Derived terms

• lacunary

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

lacuna f. (plural lacune)

1. gap
2. blank (space)
3. lapse (of memory)

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Noun

1. hole, pit