# lapsus oculi

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌlæpsəs ˈɒkjʊlaɪ/

## Definitions
1. An error that results from looking in the wrong place, especially one that occurs while copying or translating a body of text.

## Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin lāpsus oculī (literally “slip of the eye”), from lāpsus (“slipping; (figurative, rare) error”) + oculī (genitive of oculus (“eye”)).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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