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lacunae

Main Entry:: la·cu·na
Pronunciation:: \lə-ˈkü-nə, -ˈkyü-\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural la·cu·nae \-ˈkyü-(ˌ)nē, -ˈkü-ˌnī\ also la·cu·nas \-ˈkü-nəz, -ˈkyü-\
Etymology:: Latin, pool, pit, gap — more at lagoon
Date:: 1652

1: a blank space or a missing part : gap <the evident lacunae in his story — Shirley Hazzard> ; also : deficiency 1 <despite all these lacunae, those reforms were a vast improvement — New Republic>2: a small cavity, pit, or discontinuity in an anatomical structure

— la·cu·nar

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\-ˈkü-nər, -ˈkyü-\ also la·cu·nate

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\lə-ˈkü-nət, -ˈkyü-, -ˌnāt; ˈla-kyə-ˌnāt\ adjective

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