misprint

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noun

mis·​print ˈmis-ˌprint 

plural misprints

1

: a mistake in printed text (such as a deviation from copy or a typographical error)

We all sadly know that misprints are inevitable nowadays … but there are so many here that one wonders if anyone attempted to proofread the book at all. Even the author's first name is misspelled on the title page.

—Steven Runciman

2

: a genetic mutation

specifically : a genetic mutation in which a nucleotide base in a codon has been replaced with a different nucleotide base

Gene therapy, getting under way in 47 trials worldwide, may ultimately prove to be the least toxic, most direct way to edit the misprints that cause cancer.

—Tim Friend

misprint

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verb

mis·​print ˌmis-ˈprint 

misprinted; misprinting

transitive verb

: to print (something, such as text) incorrectly

… misprinted "father" as "fater" on page one …

—Ellen Pall

misprinted

ˌmis-ˈprin-təd 

adjective

a misprinted label

Examples of misprint in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

One of our stories documented a couple’s struggle to fight a $10,000 bill for a colonoscopy related to a misprint on their insurance card and use of an out-of-network provider. —Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 8 July 2024

Of course, the relic is even more valuable thanks to that Sir Paul misprint. —Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 June 2024

Verb

Against that backdrop, and rapid election staff turnover, the county elections department has also made certain administrative mistakes, like sending mail ballots to voters who had opted out of receiving them and misprinting certain local sample ballots, though none that affect tabulation. —CBS News, 10 July 2024

The candy, which is specially misprinted with blurry, hard-to-read messages, will be available to purchase at SweetheartsCandies.com starting Monday, Jan. 8 at 9 a.m. ET. —Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1782, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

circa 1513, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

misprint

verb

mis·​print

(ˈ)mis-ˈprint

: to print incorrectly

misprint

ˈmis-ˌprint

(ˈ)mis-ˈprint

noun