lapsus calami

English

Etymology

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

Noun

lapsus calami

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

Synonyms

• (a slip of the pen): lapsus plumæ

Translations

slip of the pen

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

• Latin: lapsus calami (la) m