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in⋅ac⋅cu⋅ra⋅cy

[in-ak-yer-uh-see]
–noun, plural -cies for 1.
1. something inaccurate; error.
2. the quality or state of being inaccurate.

Origin:
1750–60; in- 3 + accuracy


1. mistake, blunder, slip, inexactitude. 2. incorrectness, erroneousness, inexactness.
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in·ac·cu·ra·cy   (ĭn-āk'yər-ə-sē)   
n.   pl. in·ac·cu·ra·cies
  1. The quality or condition of being inaccurate.

  2. An instance of being inaccurate; an error.

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