Meaning of lacuna | Babel Free

Definitions

1. a hole, pit, ditch; (especially) a pool, pond
   declension-1, poetic
2. an opening, cavity, hollow, cleft, chasm
   declension-1, poetic
3. a gap, void, defect, want, loss
   Classical-Latin, declension-1, figuratively, rare

Equivalents

Examples

“[…], unde cavae tepido sudant umore lacunae.”

[…], whence the great hollows (the cavity of the torrent) sweat of a tepid moisture.

“[…], ut ne habeant lacunas nec extantes tumulos, […]”

[…], in such a way that they bear no holes nor protruding parts, […]

“[…], minimaque illa labes et quasi lacuna famae munimentis partarum amico utilitatium solidatur.”

[…] and this unimportant fault, a simple defect of good reputation is repaid (made firm again) by the excuse of new-found circumstances to help a friend.

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