adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ pr ē - ˌ lap- ' ser- ē - ə n
Function: adjective
Etymology: pre- + Latin lapsus slip, fall ― more at LAPSE
Date: 1879
: characteristic of or belonging to the time or state before the fall of humankind
adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ pr ē - ˌ lap- ' ser- ē - ə n
Function: adjective
Etymology: pre- + Latin lapsus slip, fall ― more at LAPSE
Date: 1879
: characteristic of or belonging to the time or state before the fall of humankind
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012