English Explanatory Dictionary

lapsus digiti

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A “slip of the finger”; a miskeying.

Pronunciation

lăp'səs.dĭʹjĭtī /ˌlæpsəsˈdɪdʒɪtaɪ/ lăp'so͞os.dĭʹjĭtī /ˌlæpsuːsˈdɪdʒɪtaɪ/

Word forms

lapsus digiti

Etymology

From the Latin: lāpsus (“a slipping or falling”) (lāpsūs in the plural) + digitī (“of [a / the] finger”), genitive singular form of digitus (“finger”) = “a finger’s slipping”; compare lapsus digitorum.

Related words

lapsus calami lapsus linguae
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