noun
Meaning 1
A spelling error in signing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
lapsus digitorum
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Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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Received-Pronunciation: lăpʹsəs.dĭjĭtôʹrəm
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈlæpsəs.dɪdʒɪˈtɔːɹəm/
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Received-Pronunciation: lăpʹso͞os.dĭjĭtôʹrəm
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈlæpsuːs.dɪdʒɪˈtɔːɹəm/
History
Etymology
Coined as an analogue of lapsus linguae for users of sign language from the Latin lāpsus (“a slipping or falling”) (lāpsūs in the plural) + digitōrum (“of fingers”), genitive plural form of digitus (“finger”) = “a slipping of fingers”; compare lapsus digiti.