lapsus
[ lap-suh s; Latin lahp-soo s ]
/ ˈlæp səs; Latin ˈlɑp sʊs /
noun
a slip or lapse.
Origin of lapsus
1660–70; < Latin
lāpsus; see
lapse
Words nearby lapsus
lapse,
lapse rate,
lapsed,
lapsible,
lapstrake,
lapsus,
lapsus calami,
lapsus linguae,
laptev sea,
laptop,
laptray
Definition for lapsus (2 of 3)
lapsus calami
[ lahp-soo s kah-lah-mee; English lap-suh s kal-uh-mahy, -mee ]
/ ˈlɑp sʊs ˈkɑ lɑˌmi; English ˈlæp səs ˈkæl əˌmaɪ, -ˌmi /
noun Latin.
a slip of the pen.
Definition for lapsus (3 of 3)
lapsus linguae
[ lahp-soo s ling-gwahy; English lap-suh s ling-gwee ]
/ ˈlɑp sʊs ˈlɪŋ gwaɪ; English ˈlæp səs ˈlɪŋ gwi /
noun Latin.
a slip of the tongue.
Example sentences from the Web for lapsus
British Dictionary definitions for lapsus (1 of 2)
lapsus
/ (ˈlæpsəs) /
noun plural -sus
formal
a lapse or error
Word Origin for lapsus
from Latin:
lapse
British Dictionary definitions for lapsus (2 of 2)
lapsus linguae
/ (ˈlɪŋɡwiː) /
noun
a slip of the tongue
Word Origin for lapsus linguae
Latin