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lapses
noun(lapse)
a slight error typically due to forgetfulness or inattention
lapses
noun(lapse)
a temporary deviation or fall especially from a higher to a lower state
lapses
noun(lapse)
a becoming less : decline
lapses
verb(lapse)
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
lapses
verb(lapse)
sink, slip
lapses
verb(lapse)
to go out of existence : cease
lapses
phrasal verb(lapse)
to begin using or doing (something that should be avoided) for a short period of time
lapses
phrasal verb(lapse)
to begin to be in (a worse or less active state or condition)
lapses
noun(lapse)
a period of time when a person forgets things that he or she should have remembered

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