/ ləˈkjuːnə; NAmE ; NAmE also -ˈkuː-/ noun
( pl. -nae / -niː; NAmE / or la·cu·nas ) ( formal ) a place where sth is missing in a piece of writing or in an idea, a theory, etc.
SYN gap
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from Latin , pool , from lacus lake.