1. Plural of lacuna; small gaps, spaces, or missing parts in a text, series, or structure.
Usage: Often used in academic and technical contexts to refer to omissions or breaks in continuity.
2. In anatomy, small cavities or depressions in bone or tissue.
Usage: Medical and anatomical term; plural of lacuna.

Examples

• The manuscript contained several lacunes where pages had been lost over centuries.
• Scholars worked to fill the lacunes in the historical record using newly discovered documents.
• There are notable lacunes in our understanding of ancient trade routes.
• The bone structure showed small lacunes where bone cells had resided.
• Despite extensive research, significant lacunes remain in the fossil record.
• The lacunes in the text made it difficult to follow the author's complete argument.