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elapse definition

elapse (ē laps′, i-)

intransitive verb elapsed elapsed′, elapsing elaps′·ing

to slip by; pass: said of time

Etymology: < L elapsus, pp. of elabi, to glide away < e-, out + labi, to glide, fall: see labor

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