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I was reading a Sanskrit manuscript and realized that pages 12 to 19 were missing...

I would simply call those pages as "missing pages", however, is there a word or phrase for such missing parts?

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    lacuna - (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a gap or space, esp in a book or manuscript. (Thank TFD....) – Misti Feb 05 '15 at 21:45
  • Sounds like what was asked in this question... http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/211966/word-for-describing-a-book-with-its-sheets-separated/211982#211982 – Kristina Lopez Feb 05 '15 at 22:21

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These are properly referred to as lacunae (singular lacuna):

: a gap or blank space in something : a missing part <She found a lacuna in the historical record.>

(Merriam-Webster Online)

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