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lapsus memoriae

lapsus memoriae noun: a slip of memory; an instance of forgetting.

Noun

lapsus memoriae (plural lapsus memoriae)

  1. (formal, uncommon) A slip of memory; an instance of forgetting.
    • ¹²⁰ On account of the mistake made in line 3 in the reference to the boar (Aetolicus instead of Erymanthius). Prescott (art. cit. (1932), p. 113, n. 7) and Tierney (art. cit., pp. 28f.), however, have both pointed out that similar lapsus memoriae are to be found among Greek Comic writers and...1980, Netta Zagagi, Tradition and Originality in Plautus: Studies of the Amatory Motifs in Plautine Comedy, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, →ISBN, page 55

lapsus memoriae meaning in Tamil

lapsus memoriae in Tamil

நினைவு வழுவல்

Forms of lapsus memoriae

plurallapsus memoriae

Origin of lapsus memoriae

From Latin lāpsus memoriae (literally “slip of the memory”).

Questions about lapsus memoriae

What does lapsus memoriae mean?
Lapsus memoriae means a slip of memory; an instance of forgetting.
What is lapsus memoriae in Tamil?
Lapsus memoriae in Tamil is நினைவு வழுவல். See Lapsus memoriae meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lapsus memoriae?
Lapsus memoriae is a noun.
What is the plural of lapsus memoriae?
The plural of lapsus memoriae is lapsus memoriae.

Words near lapsus memoriae in the dictionary

  1. lapsus calami
  2. lapsus digiti
  3. lapsus digitorum
  4. lapsus linguae
  5. lapsus linguæ
  6. lapsus memoriae
  7. lapsus oculi
  8. lapsus pennæ
  9. lapsus plumae
  10. lapsus plumæ
  11. lapt

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