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Interruption vs Lacuna - What's the difference?

interruption | lacuna | Synonyms |

Interruption is a synonym of lacuna.


As nouns the difference between interruption and lacuna

is that interruption is the act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted while lacuna is a small opening; a small pit or depression; a small blank space; a gap or vacancy; a hiatus.

interruption

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted.
  • *
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  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-21, author=(Oliver Burkeman)
  • , volume=189, issue=2, page=27, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= The tao of tech , passage=The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about "creating compelling content", or offering services that let you "stay up to date with what your friends are doing"
  • A time interval during which there is a cessation of something.
  • See also

    * dead air

    lacuna

    English

    Noun

    (en-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 such.
  • (microscopy) A space visible between cells, allowing free passage of light.
  • (linguistics) A language gap, which occurs when there is no direct translation in the target language for a lexical term found in the source language
  • Synonyms

    * hiatus * gap

    Derived terms

    * lacunal * lacunary