"parablepsis" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: parablepses [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek παρά (pará, “beside”) and βλέπω (blépō, “to look at”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|παρά||beside}} Ancient Greek παρά (pará, “beside”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|parablepses}} parablepsis (countable and uncountable, plural parablepses)
  1. (palaeography) A circumstance in which a scribe miscopies text due to inadvertently looking to the side while copying, or accidentally skips over some of it. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Palaeography Synonyms: parablepsia, parablepsy

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