English Explanatory Dictionary

lapsus oculi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An error that results from looking in the wrong place, especially one that occurs while copying or translating a body of text.

Pronunciation

/ˌlæpsəs ˈɒkjʊlaɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lapsus oculi.wav /ˌlæpsəs ˈɑkjəˌlaɪ/

Word forms

lapsus oculi

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin lāpsus oculī (literally “slip of the eye”), from lāpsus (“slipping; (figurative, rare) error”) + oculī (genitive of oculus (“eye”)).

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