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lapsus linguae

lap·sus lin·guae
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lap-suh s ling-gwuh]
    • /ˈlæp səs ˈlɪŋ gwə/
    • /ˈlæp.səs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lap-suh s ling-gwuh]
    • /ˈlæp səs ˈlɪŋ gwə/

Definitions of lapsus linguae words

  • noun lapsus linguae a slip of the tongue. 1
  • noun lapsus linguae a slip of the tongue 0
  • noun lapsus linguae (formal) An inadvertent remark; slip of the tongue. 0
See all 3 definitions of lapsus linguae

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Parts of speech for Lapsus linguae

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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lapsus linguae popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for lapsus linguae

noun lapsus linguae

  • misstep — a wrong step.
  • mistake — an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.
  • solecism — a nonstandard or ungrammatical usage, as unflammable and they was.
  • spoonerism — the transposition of initial or other sounds of words, usually by accident, as in a blushing crow for a crushing blow.
All 4 Synonyms of lapsus linguae

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