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typo

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

ty·po

noun \ˈtī-(ˌ)pō\
plural typos

Definition of TYPO

: an error (as of spelling) in typed or typeset material

Examples of TYPO

  1. I spotted three typos on the menu.

Origin of TYPO

short for typographical (error)
First Known Use: 1878

Other Printing Terms

epigraph, errata, leader, mechanical, notch, tittle, underscore, widow

Rhymes with TYPO

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