SINCE 1828
mistranscribe
verb
mis·tran·scribe
| \ ˌmis-tran(t)-ˈskrīb
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mistranscribed;
mistranscribing
Definition of mistranscribe
: to make a mistake in transcription : to transcribe (something) incorrectly
mistranscribed "may" as "many" Mr. Rose said he had identified a number of errors that had crept into the text when Joyce sloppily mistranscribed his own work.— Sarah Lyall
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