EGAVE

misprint

About 0.17 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun An accidental mistake in print.
    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."
  2. verb To make a misprint.
    I misprinted his name on the invitation. He's called James, not Jambes.

Similar words

typo erratum typographical error literal literal error error errata eggshell shell mistake

Often followed by

for in of or and on is which here

Word family

misprinted misprinting misprints

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