"lapsus plumæ" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌlæpsəsˈpluːmiː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌlæpsuːsˈpluːmiː/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: lapsus plumæ [plural]
enPR: lăpʹsəs.plo͞oʹmē [Received-Pronunciation], lăpʹso͞os.plo͞oʹmē [Received-Pronunciation] Etymology: First attested in 1844; Latin: lāpsus (“a slipping”; in the plural lāpsūs, “slippings”, the nominative plural form of lāpsus) + plūmae (“of the feather or plume”, the genitive singular form of plūma, “feather”, “plume”) = “a slipping of the feather” ≈ “a lapse of the plume” ≈ “a slip of the quill”; compare lapsus linguae and the English-coined French phrase nom de plume. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|-}} Latin, {{m|la|lāpsus}} lāpsus, {{m|la||lāpsūs}} lāpsūs, {{m|la||lāpsus}} lāpsus, {{m|la|plūmae}} plūmae, {{m|la|plūma}} plūma, {{m|en|lapsus linguae}} lapsus linguae, {{cog|en|-}} English, {{cog|fr|-}} French, {{m|en|nom de plume}} nom de plume Head templates: {{en-noun|lapsus plumæ|head=lapsus plumæ}} lapsus plumæ (plural lapsus plumæ)
  1. An error made in writing. Synonyms: lapsus calami, typo, lapsus plumae
    Sense id: en-lapsus_plumæ-en-noun-0Y1XtbhH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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