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err

[ur, er]
–verb (used without object)
1. to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
2. to go astray morally; sin: To err is human.
3. Archaic. to deviate from the true course, aim, or purpose.

Origin:
1275–1325; ME erren < OF errer < L errāre; akin to Goth airzjan, OHG irrôn, G irren


err⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
err⋅a⋅ble, adjective


2. transgress, lapse.
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Word Origin & History

err 
1303, from O.Fr. errer, from L. errare "wander, go astray, be in error" (a general Gmc. borrowing, cf. O.H.G. arunti "message," O.N. erendi, Goth. airziþa "error, deception"), from PIE base *ers- "wander around" (cf. Skt. arsati "flows," O.E. ierre "angry, straying").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

ERR

Used on the consolidated tape to indicate that an error has been made when reporting a transaction in the indicated security: ERR.LAST.IBM. The previous report, therefore, should be disregarded.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: err
Pronunciation: 'er, '&r
Function: intransitive verb
: to make an error erred in denying the motion>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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