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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—L

Lapsus Linguæ

(Latin). A slip of the tongue, a mistake in uttering a word, an imprudent word inadvertently spoken.

We have also adopted the Latin phrases lapsus calami (a slip of the pen), and lapsus memoriæ (a slip of the memory).

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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