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Dictionary definition for: Lapse

1. (n) a mistake resulting from inattention

2. (v) pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into Nirvana"

3. (n) a break or intermission in the occurrence of something; "a lapse of three weeks between letters"

4. (v) end, at least for a long time; "The correspondence lapsed"

5. (n) a failure to maintain a higher state

6. (v) drop to a lower level, as in one''s morals or standards

7. (v) go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"

8. (v) let slip; "He lapsed his membership"

9. (v) pass by; "three years elapsed"

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