Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lapsus calami

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lap-sus -cala-mi
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of slip of the pen.

Formal

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: writo; miswriting; misprint; typo"
"Unfortunately, there are two lapsus calami, which I missed in my review of the proof. They are as follows: • third paragraph, last line: the word “proximal” should be “proximate” • fourth paragraph, fourth last line: the word “ancestor” should be “ancestry” • in the same paragraph, the clause “The Eucarya share a common ancestry with Archaea, independently of Bacteria,” should be separately referenced with 6a."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: lāpsus calamī

Usage

Formal

Frequently Paired Words

lapsus digiti lapsus digitorum lapsus linguae slip of the tongue speako

Synonyms

lapsus plumæ writo miswriting misprint typo slip of the pen

Questions

What does lapsus calami mean?: Synonym of slip of the pen.
Where does lapsus calami come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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