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Definition

A mistake in handwriting; (loosely) any minor error by the writer that made it into print, having not been caught by editors or proofreaders.

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In Context

  • "Near-synonyms: writo; misprint; miswriting; typo"
  • "There are one or two slips of the pen—L.S.W.R. trains did not run through Ludgate Hill, for instance—[...]."
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Also Said As

  • lapsus calami
  • lapsus plumæ
  • writo
  • ;
  • misprint
  • ;
  • miswriting
  • ;
  • typo
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See Also

  • Freudian slip