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lacunal

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la⋅cu⋅nal

  [luh-kyoon-l]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to a lacuna.
2. having lacunae.
Also, lac⋅u⋅nar⋅y  [lak-yoo-ner-ee, luh-kyoo-nuh-ree] .

Origin:
1840–50; lacun(a) + -al 1
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la·cu·na   (lə-kyōō'nə)   
n.   pl. la·cu·nae (-nē) or la·cu·nas

  1. An empty space or a missing part; a gap: "self-centered in opinion, with curious lacunae of astounding ignorance" (Frank Norris).

  2. Anatomy A cavity, space, or depression, especially in a bone, containing cartilage or bone cells.


[Latin lacūna; see lagoon.]
la·cu'nal adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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