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misprint

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noun

mis·​print ˈmis-ˌprint How to pronounce misprint (audio)
plural misprints
1
: a mistake in printed text (such as a deviation from copy or a typographical error)
We all sadly know that misprints are inevitable nowadays … but there are so many here that one wonders if anyone attempted to proofread the book at all. Even the author's first name is misspelled on the title page. Steven Runciman
2
: a genetic mutation
specifically : a genetic mutation in which a nucleotide base in a codon has been replaced with a different nucleotide base
Gene therapy, getting under way in 47 trials worldwide, may ultimately prove to be the least toxic, most direct way to edit the misprints that cause cancer. Tim Friend

misprint

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verb

mis·​print ˌmis-ˈprint How to pronounce misprint (audio)
misprinted; misprinting

transitive verb

: to print (something, such as text) incorrectly
misprinted "father" as "fater" on page one … Ellen Pall
misprinted adjective
a misprinted label

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1782, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

circa 1513, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of misprint was circa 1513

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