mis·print

[n. mis-print, mis-print; v. mis-print]
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.

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

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Misprint is one of our favorite verbs.
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to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
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Word Origin & History

misprint
late 15c.; from mis- (1) + print (v.). The noun is first attested 1818.
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Example sentences
For more than two decades she has devoted all her energy to finding the
  destructive genetic misprint and a way to cure it.
Thank you know-it-all for having noticed the misprint but don't give me any of
  your lip please.
When he does adopt a conjecture, he speaks of it as though it were only the
  correction of an obvious misprint.
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