parablepsy

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/ˈpæɹəˌblɛpsɪ/

A form of parablepsis — A circumstance in which a scribe miscopies text due to inadvertently looking to the side while copying, or accidentally skips over some of it.

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Meanings

nounparablepsy (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of parablepsis.
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APA

parablepsy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parablepsy

MLA

“parablepsy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parablepsy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parablepsy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parablepsy.

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