lacune

English

Etymology

From French lacune. Doublet of lacuna and lagoon.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ləˈk(j)uːn/
• Rhymes: -uːn

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.
   • 1824, Walter Savage Landor, Imaginary Conversations of Literary Men and Statesmen, volume I, London: […] Taylor and Hessey, […], →OCLC:

     Let us climb over the ice and snow, leap across the lacune, and wipe away the stiria

References

• “lacune”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Lucena, auncel, auncle, cuneal, launce, unlace

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French lacune. Doublet of lagune.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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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

   Synonyms: leemte, hiaat

Derived terms

• lacuneus

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lacūna. Doublet of lagune.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.kyn/

• Audio (Switzerland (Valais)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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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

• → Dutch: lacune
• → English: lacune
• → Romanian: lacună

Further reading

• “lacune”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• canule, encula, lucane

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

lacune f

1. plural of lacuna

Anagrams

• alcune, lucane, nucale

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [laˈkune]

Noun

lacune f

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