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lapsus
[ lap-suhs; Latin lahp-soos ]
/ ˈlæp səs; Latin ˈlɑp sʊs /
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noun
a slip or lapse.
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Origin of lapsus
1660–70; <Latin lāpsus;see lapse
Words nearby lapsus
lapsed, lapse rate, lapsible, lap-size, lapstrake, lapsus, lapsus calami, lapsus linguae, Laptev Sea, laptop, laptray
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British Dictionary definitions for lapsus
lapsus
/ (ˈlæpsəs) /
noun plural -sus
formal a lapse or error
Word Origin for lapsus
from Latin: lapse
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