early vs lacuna

early

noun
  • A shift (scheduled work period) that takes place early in the day. 

adv
  • At a time before expected; sooner than usual. 

  • Soon; in good time; seasonably. 

adj
  • Near the start or beginning. 

  • Near the start of the day. 

  • Having begun to occur; in its early stages. 

  • At a time in advance of the usual or expected event. 

  • Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on time. 

  • Of a star or class of stars, hotter than the sun. 

lacuna

noun
  • A small blank space; a gap or vacancy; a hiatus. 

  • Any gap, break, hole, or lack in a set of things; something missing. 

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

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

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

  • A small opening; a small pit or depression, especially in bone. 

How often have the words early and lacuna occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )