Usually means: Slip of the tongue, error.
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General (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. lapsus: Merriam-Webster
  2. lapsus: Collins English Dictionary
  3. Lapsus, lapsus: Wordnik
  4. lapsus: Wiktionary
  5. lapsus: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  6. lapsus: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  7. lapsus: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. lapsus: Dictionary.com
  9. Lapsus: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. lapsus: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. lapsus: Legal dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (lapsus)

▸ noun:  A slip, lapse, or error.

Similar:
lapse, slip, lapsus calami, lapsus linguae, slip-up, lapsus memoriae, lapsus digiti, slipup, lapsus muris, outslip, more...

Phrases:
lapsus calami, lapsus linguae, more...

Adjectives:
mere, mental, terrible, hapless, same, serious, occasional, recurring, probable, first

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Similar:
lapse, slip, lapsus calami, lapsus linguae, slip-up, lapsus memoriae, lapsus digiti, slipup, lapsus muris, outslip, more...

Phrases:
lapsus calami, lapsus linguae, more...

Adjectives:
mere, mental, terrible, hapless, same, serious, occasional, recurring, probable, first



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