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Meaning of lapsus auris | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An instance of mishearing, an error in hearing something correctly.

formal, rare

Examples

“Baudouin deems it necessary to exclude from that domain such phenomena as established alternations, sound correspondences in different languages, lapsus linguae and lapsus auris, as well as sound substitutions due to dialect mixture and analogy (including hypercorrection).”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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