noun
Meaning 1
A “slip of the finger”; a miskeying.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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Phrase guide
lapsus digiti
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Received-Pronunciation: lăp'səs.dĭʹjĭtī
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌlæpsəsˈdɪdʒɪtaɪ/
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Received-Pronunciation: lăp'so͞os.dĭʹjĭtī
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌlæpsuːsˈdɪdʒɪtaɪ/
History
Etymology
From the Latin: lāpsus (“a slipping or falling”) (lāpsūs in the plural) + digitī (“of [a / the] finger”), genitive singular form of digitus (“finger”) = “a finger’s slipping”; compare lapsus digitorum.