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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-1205/
- Published: 2023-05-18T18:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-03-18T21:14:20.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 22:22

The word for today is…

lacuna (noun):

1: a blank space or a missing part  
2: a small cavity, pit, or discontinuity in an anatomical structure

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lacuna?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : If you find yourself drawing a blank when it comes to the definition of lacuna, it might help to imagine drawing water instead, ideally from a lake or lagoon. Lacuna, lake and lagoon all come ultimately from lacus, the Latin word for “lake.” Latin speakers modified lacus into lacuna to form a word meaning “pit,” “gap,” or “pool.” When English speakers borrowed the term in the 17th century, they used it to refer to a figurative gap in or missing portion of something, such as information or text. (Note that lacuna comes with two plural options: the Latin lacunae \\luh-KYOO-nee\\ or \\luh-KOO-nye\\ or the anglicized lacunas \\luh-KOO-nuz.) Lagoon, meanwhile, hewed closer to the Latin lacuna, referring first to a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or connected to a larger body of water, and later to a shallow artificial pool or pond.

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