lacunen.
/ləˈkjuːn/ 1. = lacuna n. 1. Now rare.
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1701 T. Beverley Grand Apoc. Question 43 Which..I look upon as a very Great Lacune in his Scheme.
1786 S. Henley Notes in tr. W. Beckford Arabian Tale 333 There being a lacune in his transcript of the original.
1814 W. Taylor in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) II. 450 He could trust to his extempore eloquence for supplying the lacunes of his text.
1887 Dublin Rev. July 213 In the episcopal succession there are some few lacunes which there are no data to fill.
2. = lacuna n. 2.
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1846 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Zoophytes iv. 35 The various cavities, lacunes, or pores in the tissues of the animal.
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