lacuna
/ləˈk(j)uː.nə/noun
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1
A small opening; a small pit or depression, especially in bone.
2
A space visible between cells, allowing free passage of light.
3
A small blank space; a gap or vacancy; a hiatus.
4
An absent part, especially in a book or other piece of writing, often referring to an ancient manuscript or similar.
5
Any gap, break, hole, or lack in a set of things; something missing.
6
A language gap, which occurs when there is no direct translation in the target language for a lexical term found in the source language.