lacuna
noun | /lacuna/
A gap, missing part, or deficiency in a text, record, argument, or body of knowledge.
lacuna
noun | /lacuna/
Essential WordsHARDA gap, missing part, or deficiency in a text, record, argument, or body of knowledge.
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"The historian noted a lacuna in the archival record for that decade. Means: The historian found that information was missing from the records for that decade."
"There is a lacuna in the study's explanation of how the policy was implemented. Means: The study leaves an important part of the policy's implementation unexplained."
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A lacuna is a blank or gap where something should be.
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