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misspell


mis·spell

verb \ˌmis-ˈspel\

Definition of MISSPELL

transitive verb
: to spell incorrectly

Examples of MISSPELL

  1. The name of the town had been misspelled on the map.

First Known Use of MISSPELL

1655

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