lapsus calami

lapsus calami

English

Etymology

From Latin lapsus (“lapse”) + calami (“of the pen”), the genitive of calamus. Literally meaning "slip of the pen".

Noun

lapsus calami

1. (formal) A slip of the pen, a miswriting.

Synonyms

• lapsus plumæ
• typo

Translations

slip of the pen

Icelandic: pennaglöp n pl, ritvilla f, slæm ritvilla f

Latin: lapsus calami m

See also

• lapsus digiti, lapsus digitorum