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Uncommonlapse
The correct spelling is lapse.
How to pronounce lapse
noun
IPA: /læps/
Say it like: Lap-se
The correct spelling is lapse. A temporary failure; a slip.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A temporary failure; a slip.
- 2.A decline or fall in standards.
- 3.A pause in continuity.
- 4.An interval of time between events.
- 5.A termination of a right etc., through disuse or neglect.
verb
- 1.To fall away gradually; to subside.
- 2.To fall into error or heresy.
- 3.To slip into a bad habit that one is trying to avoid.
- 4.To become void.
- 5.To fall or pass from one proprietor to another, or from the original destination, by the omission, negligence, or failure of somebody, such as a patron or legatee.
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