MISPRINT

misprint, erratum, typographical error, typo, literal error, literal

(noun) a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind

misprint

(verb) print incorrectly

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

misprint (plural misprints)

An accidental mistake in print.

Synonyms

• typo

Verb

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

To make a misprint.

Anagrams

• imprints

Source: Wiktionary


Mis*print", v. t.

Definition: To print wrong.

Mis*print", n.

Definition: A mistake in printing; a deviation from the copy; as, a book full of misprints.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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