misprint

misprint

English

Etymology

    From mis- + print.

    Pronunciation

    • (noun):
      • enPR: mĭsʹprĭnt, IPA(key): /ˈmɪspɹɪnt/
      • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • (verb):
      • enPR: mĭs-prĭntʹ, IPA(key): /mɪsˈpɹɪnt/
      • Audio (Southern England):(file)
      • Rhymes: -ɪnt

    Noun

    misprint (plural misprints)

    1. An accidental mistake in print.
      Coordinate term: writo
      Near-synonyms: typo; lapsus calami, lapsus plumæ
      There is a misprint in the first print run: On page 42 where the character yells, "You're going to catch a cod if you spend all night fishing", the dialogue was meant to say, "You're going to catch a cold if you spend all night fishing."
      • 1951 April, Jack W. Collins, “Postal Games from Chess Review Tourneys”, in Chess Review:
        Black's last looks like a misprint for the recommended 4...P-KN3. His Pawn moves bring him real trouble.

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    Verb

    misprint (third-person singular simple present misprints, present participle misprinting, simple past and past participle misprinted)

    1. To make a misprint.
      I misprinted his name on the invitation. He's called James, not Jambes.
      • 1961 October, “Motive Power Miscellany: Scottish Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 638:
        [...] the northbound trains involved are the 8.15 a.m. (not p.m. as misprinted last month) and 10.15 a.m. from Buchanan Street - [...].

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