lacune

English

Etymology

French

Noun

lacune (plural lacunes)

1. A lacuna.

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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: la‧cu‧ne

Noun

lacune f, m (plural lacunes, diminutive lacunetje)

1. a gap
2. (figuratively) something that is missing

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /la.kyn/

Noun

lacune f (plural lacunes)

1. gap
2. vacuum, empty space
3. (figuratively) lack; thing that is missing
4. (usually in the plural) ignorance

Anagrams

• encula

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Italian

Noun

lacune f

1. Plural form of lacuna

Anagrams

• alcune
• lucane
• nucale