Толковый словарь английского языка - lapse
Lapse
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I. noun see: sleep Date: 1526 1. a slight error typically due to forgetfulness or inattention , a temporary deviation or fall especially from a higher to a lower state , a becoming less ; decline , 3. a. the termination of a right or privilege through neglect to exercise it within some limit of time, termination of coverage for nonpayment of premiums, interruption, discontinuance , an abandonment of religious faith ; apostasy , a passage of time, see: error II. verb (~d; lapsing) Date: 1611 intransitive verb 1. to fall from an attained and usually high level (as of morals or manners) to one much lower, sink , slip , to go out of existence ; cease , to pass from one proprietor to another or from an original owner by omission or negligence , to glide along ; pass , transitive verb to let slip ; forfeit , ~r noun
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n. & v. --n. 1 a slight error; a slip of memory etc. 2 a weak or careless decline into an inferior state. 3 (foll. by of) an interval or passage of time (after a lapse of three years). 4 Law the termination of a right or privilege through disuse or failure to follow appropriate procedures. --v.intr. 1 fail to maintain a position or standard. 2 (foll. by into) fall back into an inferior or previous state. 3 (of a right or privilege etc.) become invalid because it is not used or claimed or renewed. 4 (as lapsed adj.) (of a person or thing) that has lapsed. Phrases and idioms lapse rate Meteorol. the rate at which the temperature falls with increasing altitude. Derivatives lapser n. Etymology: L lapsus f. labi laps- glide, slip, fall ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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