脱だつ文ぶん

noun

missing passage; lacuna

Refers to a portion of text that is missing from a document, manuscript, or printed work, often due to damage, omission, or censorship.

• この写しゃ本ほんには脱だつ文ぶんが数すうか所しょある。

  This manuscript has several missing passages.

• 編へん集しゅうの過か程ていで脱だつ文ぶんが生しょうじた。

  A lacuna occurred during the editing process.