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lacuna

/ləˈkjuːnə/noun

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कमी, रिक्ति, खामी, खाली स्थान

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nounlacunae or lacunas
  1. 1

    [C] formal

    a place where something is missing in a piece of writing or in an idea, a theory or a law

    कमी, रिक्ति, खामी, खाली स्थान

    • The committee pointed out several lacunae in the new law.
    • There is a lacuna in our knowledge of early Indian history.

    Synonyms gap omission deficiency void blank

≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage

Plural: lacunae is the usual plural in formal writing, though lacunas is also correct.

Plural में formal writing में lacunae अधिक प्रयोग होता है, हालाँकि lacunas भी सही है।

Usage: Indian newspapers and court judgments often speak of 'lacunae in the law' or 'lacunae in the investigation'.

Usage में भारतीय अख़बार और अदालती फ़ैसले अक्सर 'lacunae in the law' या 'lacunae in the investigation' लिखते हैं।