1660s, "blank or missing portion in a manuscript," from L. lacuna "hole, pit,"

dim. of lacus "pond, lake" (see lake (1)). The Latin plural is lacunae.

and my favorite exemplar:

"...self-centered in opinion, with curious lacunae of astounding ignorance" (Frank Norris).

oh, i'll be using that one. and i have just the person in mind... lol

as a kid, I read a book in which a character was named Lacunae -- his talent? the ability to form holes in things

thats a good word

who says fantasy/scifi/comics aren't educational?! not us...

it is a good word. may be good to use in reference to werewolf, um, bites -- lycan lacunae! yeah, it's a stretch but i likes the

semi-alliteration