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parapraxes
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parapraxis
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para·praxis (-prak′sis)
noun pl. parapraxes -·es′ (-sēz′)
an action in which one's conscious intention is not fully carried out, as in the mislaying of objects, slips of the tongue and pen, etc.: thought to be generally due to a conflicting unconscious intention
also parapraxia par′a·prax′ia (-sē ə)
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