lapsus calami

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin lāpsus calamī (literally slip of the pen), from calamus (pen).

Noun[edit]

lapsus calami (plural lapsus calami)

  1. (formal) A slip of the pen, a miswriting.
    Synonyms: lapsus plumæ, typo
    Coordinate terms: lapsus digiti, lapsus digitorum
    • 1995, Annals, volume 28, page 5, column 2:
      Unfortunately, there are two lapsus calami, which I missed in my review of the proof. They are as follows:
      • third paragraph, last line: the word “proximal” should be “proximate”
      • fourth paragraph, fourth last line: the word “ancestor” should be “ancestry”
      • in the same paragraph, the clause “The Eucarya share a common ancestry with Archaea, independently of Bacteria,” should be separately referenced with 6a.

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