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单词 lacunae
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lacunae in British English

(ləˈkjuːnəz)
plural noun
lacuna
 

lacuna in British English

(ləˈkjuːnə)
nounWord forms: plural -nae (-niː) or -nas
1. 
a gap or space, esp in a book or manuscript
2.  biology
a cavity or depression, such as any of the spaces in the matrix of bone
3.  another name for coffer (sense 3)
Derived forms
lacunose (laˈcunose) or lacunal (laˈcunal) or lacunary (laˈcunary)
adjective
lacunosity (ˌlækjʊˈnɒsɪtɪ)
noun
Word origin
C17: from Latin lacūna pool, cavity, from lacus lake

Examples of 'lacunae' in a sentence
lacunae

Conspicuous lacunae indicate that key pieces of the jigsaw have been suppressed.
The Times Literary Supplement (2017)
This is a fine, lively account, but there are lacunae.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The narrative was involving, yet contained a couple of irritating lacunae.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
This shift makes some of the lacunae in the original text more marked.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
Nobody seemed to mind reportorial lacunae then; we don't mind it now.
Globe and Mail (2003)
He is also good on identifications, although there are some small lacunae.
The Times Literary Supplement (2017)
That said, there are clear lacunae in the programme set out so far.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
After a bit, though, you start noticing the lacunae.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
New information has filled in lacunae and corrected some dates.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
The lacunae in historical records are not all ancient, either.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
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