Etymology

lapsus calami

Today it means: Synonym of slip of the pen. Full definition →

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

From Latin lāpsus calamī (literally “slip of the pen”), from calamus (“pen”).

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