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lagune

la·gune

UK/ləˈɡuːn/ US/ləˈɡjuːn/ uncommon

noun

1.

a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral

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Origin

Borrowed from French lagune, from Venetan laguna, from Latin lacūna.

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