Etymology

lapsus

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Today it means: A slip, lapse, or error. Full definition →

Latin lāpsus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromlāpsus
  2. English todaylapsus

Borrowed from Latin lāpsus. Doublet of lapse.

Words from the same roots

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