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lacuna

/ləˈkjuː.nə/
noun

  1. A small opening; a small pit or depression.

  2. A small blank space; a gap or vacancy; a hiatus.

  3. 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."

Synonymsanisomorphism, gap, hiatus

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