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/kəˈlæps/kuh-LAPS
/kəˈlæps/kuh-LAPS
Meaningto slip together; to fall in
Common meaning: to fall down
- colwith, together (form of con-)
- lapsto slip, glideLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1024 · scan
‘with, together (form of con-)’ + ‘to slip, glide’ → collapse
Journey through time
- Latinlābor, lāpsus‘to slip, glide’
- Englishcollapse‘to fall down’ · today
col- also in: collatecollidecolloquialcollaborate
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin lābor ‘to slip, glide’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry lābor, p. 1024 · dictionary scan
Roots
- lābor, lāpsus Latin “to slip, glide”
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