misprint

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
15
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈmɪspɹɪnt/
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/ˈmɪspɹɪnt/ · /mɪsˈpɹɪnt/

Definition of misprint

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. An accidental mistake in print.
    “Near-synonyms: typo; lapsus calami, lapsus plumæ”
    “There is a misprint in the first print run: On page 42 where the character yells, "You're going to catch a cod if you spend all night fishing", the dialogue was meant to say, "You're going to catch a cold if you spend all night fishing."”
    “Black's last looks like a misprint for the recommended 4...P-KN3. His Pawn moves bring him real trouble.”
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noun

  1. An accidental mistake in print.
    “Near-synonyms: typo; lapsus calami, lapsus plumæ”
    “There is a misprint in the first print run: On page 42 where the character yells, "You're going to catch a cod if you spend all night fishing", the dialogue was meant to say, "You're going to catch a cold if you spend all night fishing."”
    “Black's last looks like a misprint for the recommended 4...P-KN3. His Pawn moves bring him real trouble.”

verb

  1. To make a misprint.
    “I misprinted his name on the invitation. He's called James, not Jambes.”
    “[...] the northbound trains involved are the 8.15 a.m. (not p.m. as misprinted last month) and 10.15 a.m. from Buchanan Street - [...].”

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Etymology

From mis- + print.

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