lapsus digiti

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Definition of lapsus digiti in English English dictionary

A “slip of the finger”; a miskeying

Since I am hunting Latin and Greek classics, and since booksellers often misspell titles (or leave the author’s name in the genitive case), many excellent purchases can be made at the expense of a seller’s lapsus digiti.

Hyphenation

lap·sus digiti

Etymology

() From the Latin: lāpsus (“a slipping or falling”) (lāpsūs in the plural) + digitī (“of finger”), genitive singular form of digitus (“finger”) = “a finger’s slipping”; compare lapsus digitorum.