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lapsus

Pronunciation: [ˈɫaːp.sʊs]

“lapsus” is a Latin word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. gliding, sliding, slipping, falling
  2. fluid motion in a path, circuit, or course
  3. of the effects of a fall
  4. a failing, error, fault

Etymology

From lābor (“to slip”) + -tus (forming action noun).

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