English Explanatory Dictionary

lapsus digitorum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A spelling error in signing.

Pronunciation

lăpʹsəs.dĭjĭtôʹrəm /ˈlæpsəs.dɪdʒɪˈtɔːɹəm/ lăpʹso͞os.dĭjĭtôʹrəm /ˈlæpsuːs.dɪdʒɪˈtɔːɹəm/

Word forms

lapsus digitorum

Etymology

Coined as an analogue of lapsus linguae for users of sign language from the Latin lāpsus (“a slipping or falling”) (lāpsūs in the plural) + digitōrum (“of fingers”), genitive plural form of digitus (“finger”) = “a slipping of fingers”; compare lapsus digiti.

Related words

lapsus calami lapsus digiti lapsus linguae lapsus memoriae
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