lacuna

English

/ləˈkjuː.nə/, /ləˈkuː.nə/

noun
Definitions
  • 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.
  • Any gap, break, hole, or lack in a set of things; something missing.
  • (microscopy) A space visible between cells, allowing free passage of light.
  • (translation studies) A language gap, which occurs when there is no direct translation in the target language for a lexical term found in the source language.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lacūna (pit, cleft, gap, hole, cavity, ditch, hollow).

Origin

Latin

lacūna

Gloss

pit, cleft, gap, hole, cavity, ditch, hollow

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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