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Lapses

/ˈlæpsɪz/

A temporary failure; a slip.

📖 Definitions of "Lapses"

noun
  1. 1

    A temporary failure; a slip.

  2. 2

    A decline or fall in standards.

  3. 3

    A pause in continuity.

  4. 4

    An interval of time between events.

verb
  1. 1

    To fall away gradually; to subside.

  2. 2

    To fall into error or heresy.

  3. 3

    To slip into a bad habit that one is trying to avoid.

  4. 4

    To become void.

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