"lapsus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlæpsəs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lapsus.wav Forms: lapsus [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin lāpsus. Doublet of lapse. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|lāpsus}} Latin lāpsus, {{doublet|en|lapse}} Doublet of lapse Head templates: {{en-noun|*}} lapsus (plural lapsus)
  1. A slip, lapse, or error. Related terms: lapsi, lapsus auris, lapsus calami, lapsus digiti, lapsus digitorum, lapsus linguae, lapsus memoriae, lapsus muris, lapsus oculi, lapsus plumae
    Sense id: en-lapsus-en-noun-16CLySPA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 13 entries, Pages with entries Synonyms: aberration, barbarism, bloomer [dated], blooper, blunder, boner [dated, slang], boo-boo, break [obsolete, slang], clanger, cock-up [vulgar], error, fault, faux pas, floater [slang], flub, fluff, fuckup [vulgar], gaffe, goof, howler, inaccuracy, lapse, lapsus, mess-up [colloquial], misstep, mistake, oopsy [childish], screwup [colloquial], slip, slip-up, slipup, stumble, thinko, wrength, solecism, erroneity
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