欠けつ文ぶん

noun

missing text; lacuna; gap in a document

Refers to a missing part in a written work, such as a sentence, passage, or character. Often used in textual criticism or philology.

• この写しゃ本ほんには欠けつ文ぶんが多おおく、完かん全ぜんな復ふく元げんは難むずかしい。

  This manuscript has many lacunae, making complete restoration difficult.

• 研けん究きゅう者しゃは欠けつ文ぶんを前ぜん後ごの文ぶん脈みゃくから推すい測そくした。

  The researcher inferred the missing text from the surrounding context.