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Traditional English :: lacuna
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lacuar.html - n. (pl. lacunae or lacunas) 1 a hiatus, blank, or gap. 2 a missing portion or empty page, esp. in an ancient MS, book, etc. 3 Anat. a cavity or depression, esp. in bone. lacunal adj. lacunar adj. lacunary adj. lacunose adj. [L, = pool, f. lacus LAKE(1)] |
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Traditional English :: lacustrine
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lacuar.html - adj. formal 1 of or relating to lakes. 2 living or growing in or beside a lake. [L lacus LAKE(1), after palustris marshy] |
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Traditional English :: LAC
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lacuar.html - abbr.
Leading Aircraftman. |
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Traditional English :: lac(1)
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lacuar.html - n. a resinous substance secreted as a protective covering by the lac insect, and used to make varnish and shellac. lac insect an Asian scale insect, Laccifer lacca, living in trees. [ult. f. Hind. lakh f. Prakrit lakkha f. Skr. laksa] |
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Traditional English :: lac(2)
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lacuar.html - var. of LAKH. |
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Traditional English :: laccolith
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lacuar.html - n.
Geol. a lens-shaped intrusion of igneous rock which thrusts the overlying strata into a dome. [Gk lakkos reservoir + -LITH] |
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