lacuna
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- IPA /ləˈkjuː.nə/
Noun
lacuna noun
- A small opening; a small pit or depression.
- A small blank space; a gap or vacancy; a hiatus.
- An absent part, especially in a book or other piece of writing, often referring to an ancient manuscript or similar.“Long lacunae in this inscription make interpretation difficult.”
- Any gap, break, hole, or lack in a set of things; something missing.
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anisomorphismgaphiatusblankcoffercaissonflawholelagoonloopholeweaknesslimitationfailinglapseproblemdefectshortcoming
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