lapsus

[ lap-suhs; Latin lahp-soos ]

noun
  1. a slip or lapse.

Origin of lapsus

1
1660–70; <Latin lāpsus;see lapse

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British Dictionary definitions for lapsus

lapsus

/ (ˈlæpsəs) /


nounplural -sus
  1. formal a lapse or error

Origin of lapsus

1
from Latin: lapse

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