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Lacuna vs Lagune - What's the difference?

lacuna | lagune |

As nouns the difference between lacuna and lagune

is that lacuna is a small opening; a small pit or depression; a small blank space; a gap or vacancy; a hiatus while lagune is .

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

    lagune

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
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