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n.
mis
-print
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mis-
print
;
v.
mis-
print
]
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mis·print
/
n.
ˈmɪsˌprɪnt
,
mɪsˈprɪnt
;
v.
mɪsˈprɪnt
/
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[
n.
mis
-print
,
mis-
print
;
v.
mis-
print
]
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noun
1.
a mistake in
printing
,
as an instance of
printing
a letter or
word
other than that intended.
verb (used with object)
2.
to
print
incorrectly.
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Origin:
1485–95;
mis-
1
+
print
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misprint
—
n
1.
an error in printing, made through damaged type, careless reading, etc
—
vb
2.
(
tr
) to print (a letter) incorrectly
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
misprint
late 15c.; from
mis-
(1) +
print
(v.). The noun is first attested 1818.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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