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noun(lapse)
a slight error typically due to forgetfulness or inattention
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noun(lapse)
a temporary deviation or fall especially from a higher to a lower state
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a becoming less : decline
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to fall from an attained and usually high level (as of morals or manners) to one much lower; also : to depart from an accepted pattern or standard
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verb(lapse)
sink, slip
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to go out of existence : cease
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the adiabatic rate of decrease of atmospheric temperature with increasing altitude
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phrasal verb(lapse)
to begin using or doing (something that should be avoided) for a short period of time
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phrasal verb(lapse)
to begin to be in (a worse or less active state or condition)
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adjective(lapse)
of, relating to, or constituting a motion picture made so that when projected a slow action (such as the opening of a flower bud) appears to be speeded up
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a period of time when a person forgets things that he or she should have remembered

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