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Added 9 October 2026

lacunar

/ləˈk(j)uː.nə/ noun

Latin root: lacūnar First recorded: 1696 Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about lacunar at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A sunken panel or coffer in a ceiling or a soffit; a ceiling containing panels of this kind.

adjective

Of or pertaining to a lacuna.

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin lacūnar. First attested in 1696.

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