misprint
- noun
- /ˈmɪsˌprɪnt/
- The book contained a misprint that confused many readers.
And then there's something that has to be like a misprint here in Miller's translation, because he says they're not equal.
- And then there's something that has to be like a misprint here in Miller's translation, because he says they're not equal.
Examples
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There must be some mistake, some misprint.
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I just wanted to know if the piece was a misprint.
Fiction book (1994) -
This thing has the same misprint as that magazine.
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I hope it was a misprint, but one can never be certain.
Blog text (31) -
- This must be a misprint.
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I was just wondering if the article was a misprint.
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None of this is official, of course, and we'll treat it as either a misprint or rumor at this point.
Blog text (28) -
But the book also had many misprints and some outright mistakes.
Academic text (1999) -
There was a misprint!
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It was a misprint.
Synonyms
A wrong action or decision
A small mistake in typed or printed text, like a wrong letter
A small mistake in printed or typed text
A printed note that corrects a mistake in a book or article
A mistake in printed text that happens during printing or typing
How Serious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Misprint is made of mis- ('wrong') and print ('to make text on paper'). So a misprint is a 'wrong' printed word or letter, a mistake in printed text.