Definition of lapse
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noun (n)
a mistake resulting from inattention (noun.act)
source: wordnet30
a break or intermission in the occurrence of something (noun.time)
Example: A lapse of three weeks between letters.
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a failure to maintain a higher state (noun.act)
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A gliding, slipping, or gradual falling; an unobserved or imperceptible progress or passing away,; -- restricted usually to immaterial things, or to figurative uses. (noun)
source: webster1913
verb (v)
pass into a specified state or condition (verb.motion)
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end, at least for a long time (verb.change)
Example: The correspondence lapsed.
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drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards (verb.change)
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go back to bad behavior (verb.body)
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let slip (verb.possession)
Example: He lapsed his membership.
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pass by (verb.motion)
Example: Three years elapsed.
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To pass slowly and smoothly downward, backward, or away; to slip downward, backward, or away; to glide; -- mostly restricted to figurative uses. (verb)
source: webster1913
To let slip; to permit to devolve on another; to allow to pass. (verb)
source: webster1913
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