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laps.

lapse, length (of time)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/laps/
  1. lapse, length (of time)

    invariable · masculine
    un laps de vingt secondes
    un laps de quelques heures
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin lapsus (“fall”). Doublet of lapsus.

adj/laps/
  1. apostate of Catholicism

    archaic · invariable
Where this word comes from

From Latin lapsus (“fallen”).

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