The difference between Holiday and Lacuna

When used as nouns, holiday means a day on which a festival, religious event, or national celebration is traditionally observed, whereas lacuna means a small opening.


Holiday is also verb with the meaning: to take a period of time away from work or study.

check bellow for the other definitions of Holiday and Lacuna

  1. Holiday as a noun:

    A day on which a festival, religious event, or national celebration is traditionally observed.

    Examples:

    "Today is a Wiccan holiday!"

  2. Holiday as a noun:

    A day declared free from work by the state or government.

  3. Holiday as a noun (chiefly, UK):

    A period of one or more days taken off work for leisure and often travel; often plural (US English: vacation).

  4. Holiday as a noun (chiefly, UK):

    (US English: vacation) A period during which pupils do not attend their school; often plural; rarely used for students at university (usually: vacation).

    Examples:

    "I want to take a French course this summer holiday."

  5. Holiday as a noun:

    A gap in coverage, e.g. of paint on a surface, or sonar imagery.

  1. Holiday as a verb:

    To take a period of time away from work or study.

  2. Holiday as a verb (British):

    To spend a period of time for travel.

  1. Lacuna as a noun:

    A small opening; a small pit or depression

  2. Lacuna as a noun:

    a small blank space; a gap or vacancy; a hiatus.

  3. Lacuna as a noun:

    An absent part, especially in a book or other piece of writing, often referring to an ancient manuscript or similar.

    Examples:

    "Long lacunae in this inscription make interpretation difficult."

  4. Lacuna as a noun (microscopy):

    A space visible between cells, allowing free passage of light.

  5. Lacuna as a noun (translation studies):

    A language gap, which occurs when there is no direct translation in the target language for a lexical term found in the source language.