lacune

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English

Etymology

From French lacune. Doublet of lacuna and lagoon.

Pronunciation

Noun

lacune (plural lacunes)

  1. A lacunar stroke or infarct.
    • 2018, The New England Journal of Medicine, →DOI:
      We compared the efficacy and safety of rivaroxaban […] with aspirin […] for the prevention of recurrent stroke in patients with recent ischemic stroke that was presumed to be from cerebral embolism but without arterial stenosis, lacune, or an identified cardioembolic source.
  2. A lacuna.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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Hyphenation: la‧cu‧ne

Noun

lacune f (plural lacunes, diminutive lacunetje n)

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

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lacūna. Doublet of lagune.

Pronunciation

Noun

lacune f (plural lacunes)

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

Descendants

  • → English: lacune
  • → Romanian: lacună

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laˈku.ne/
  • Rhymes: -une
  • Hyphenation: la‧cù‧ne

Noun

lacune f

  1. plural of lacuna

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Romanian

Pronunciation

Noun

lacune f

  1. inflection of lacună:
    1. indefinite plural
    2. indefinite genitive/dative singular
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