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Word entry · 5 letters

lapse

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"Temporary failure"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /læps/Part of speech noun, verbSorted aelpsStarts with LEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a failure to maintain a higher state

Word origin

From Middle French laps, from Latin lāpsus, from lābī (“to slip”). Doublet of lapsus.

Used in a sentence

  • memory lapse
  • lapse of judgment
  • lapse in security

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