Misprint
/ˈmɪspɹɪnt/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An accidental mistake in print.
"Near-synonyms: typo; lapsus calami, lapsus plumæ"
- 2 a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind wordnet
Verb
- 1 To make a misprint.
"I misprinted his name on the invitation. He's called James, not Jambes."
- 2 print incorrectly wordnet
Example
More examples"A poet can survive everything but a misprint."
Etymology
From mis- + print.