lacune
English
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] French
Noun
lacune (plural lacunes)
- a lacunar stroke or lacunar infarct
- We compared the efficacy and safety of rivaroxaban (at a daily dose of 15 mg) with aspirin (at a daily dose of 100 mg) for the prevention of recurrent stroke in patients with recent ischemic stroke that was presumed to be from cerebral embolism but without arterial stenosis, lacune, or an identified cardioembolic source. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1802686
- lacuna.
- “lacune”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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Dutch
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Hyphenation: la‧cu‧ne
Noun
lacune f (plural lacunes, diminutive lacunetje n)
- a gap
- (figuratively) something that is missing
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lacūna. Doublet of lagune.
Pronunciation
Noun
lacune f (plural lacunes)
- gap
- vacuum, empty space
- (figuratively) lack; thing that is missing
- (usually in the plural) ignorance, shortcoming
Further reading
- “lacune”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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Italian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -une
Noun
lacune f
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