misprint

/'mis'print/
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misprint

The editor found a misprint on the front page of the newspaper.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A typographical error: A mistake in printed text that occurs due to mechanical failure during the printing process, such as a missing, incorrect, or misplaced character.
    • An error in a published work: Any incorrect letter, word, or piece of text in a book, newspaper, or other printed material.

  2. Verb (transitive):

    • To print incorrectly: To produce a printed item containing a typographical error.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • The first edition of the novel contained a famous misprint on page 56.
    • I found a misprint in the newspaper where "public" was spelled as "pubic".

  • Verb:

    • The publisher misprinted the date on the title page.
    • If you misprint a key figure in the report, it could cause serious confusion.
Advanced Usage

  • "to be riddled with misprints": To contain a large number of printing errors.

    • The hastily produced pamphlet was riddled with misprints.

  • "a glaring misprint": An error that is very obvious and embarrassing.

    • The headline's glaring misprint made the newspaper issue a correction.
Variants and Related Words

  • Typo (noun, informal): A short, common term for a typographical error, often used in digital contexts as well as print.

    • I sent the email before catching the typo in the subject line.

  • Erratum (noun, formal): A formal notice of a printing error, often inserted into a published book.

    • The list of errata was included with the reprinted edition.
Synonyms
  • Noun: Typographical error, typo, literal, printer's error.
  • Verb: Print incorrectly.
Related Phrases

  • "Correct a misprint": To fix a printing error.

    • The author asked the publisher to correct the misprint in the next printing.

  • "Attribute to a misprint": To explain a strange or incorrect piece of text as being caused by a printing error.

    • The odd sentence was later attributed to a misprint.
Idioms

(This word is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions. Its meaning is quite literal.)

misprint

The editor found a misprint on the front page of the newspaper.

Noun
  1. a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
Verb
  1. print incorrectly

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