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Definitions for Lacuna

[1] a gap or missing part, as in a manuscript, series, or logical argument; hiatus.
[2] Anatomy . one of the numerous minute cavities in the substance of bone, supposed to contain nucleate cells.
[3] Botany . an air space in the cellular tissue of plants.
[4] a gap or space, esp in a book or manuscript
[5] biology a cavity or depression, such as any of the spaces in the matrix of bone
[6] another name for coffer (def. 3)

Words related to Lacuna

interval, opening, cavity, space, hiatus, gap, break, interim, depression

Words nearby Lacuna

lactose, lactosuria, lactotherapy, lactotropin, lactovegetarian, lacuna, lacuna magna, lacunal, lacunar, lacunar amnesia, lacunar ligament

Origin of Lacuna

1655–65; < Latin lacūna ditch, pit, hole, gap, deficiency, akin to lacus vat, lake1. Cf. lagoon

Other words from Lacuna

la•cu′ nal adj.

Word origin for Lacuna

C17: from Latin lacūna pool, cavity, from lacus lake

Synonyms for Lacuna

break, cavity, depression, gap, hiatus, interim, interval, opening, space