misprint

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   an accidental error in printed or published text

   The publisher corrected the misprint in the second edition.

2. 2
   verb

   to print a word, number, or other item incorrectly

   The newspaper managed to misprint the candidate's surname.

Formed from mis- ("wrongly") + print. The noun names an error produced in printing; the verb names the act of printing something incorrectly. The noun normally has initial stress, while the verb may stress print.

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