Lacunae — Word of the Day November 20, 2026

Definition

Gaps or missing parts, especially in a manuscript or text; spaces left by something absent. The plural of lacuna.

“The historian filled in the lacunae in the medieval record with careful reasoning from adjacent sources.”

From Latin lacuna (pool, pit, hole), from lacus (lake).

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LACUNAE scores 9 points in Scrabble.