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LACUNA (lacunae)
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lacuna mean?
• LACUNA (noun)
The noun LACUNA has 1 sense:
1. a blank gap or missing part
Familiarity information: LACUNA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A blank gap or missing part
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
blank; lacuna
Hypernyms ("lacuna" is a kind of...):
Context examples
They occupy a small cavity, called lacuna, in the matrix and are connected to adjacent osteocytes via protoplasmic projections called canaliculi.
(Murine Osteocytes, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
A sporadic genetic syndrome characterized by agenesis of the corpus callosum, infantile spasms, and chorioretinal lacunae.
(Aicardi Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
"Our young friend makes up for many obvious mental lacunae by some measure of primitive common sense," remarked Challenger.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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