misprint
/ˈmɪspɹɪnt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
verb
To make a misprint.
Example Sentences
- "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.""
- "Black's last looks like a misprint for the recommended 4...P-KN3. His Pawn moves bring him real trouble."
- "I misprinted his name on the invitation. He's called James, not Jambes."
- "[...] 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 - [...]."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English print English misprint From mis- + print.