Miswriting

noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A miswritten word. countable

    "Near-synonyms: slip of the pen, lapsus calami, lapsus plumæ; writo; typo; misprint"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of miswrite form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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;lapsus calamilapsus plumæmisprintslip of the pentypo

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"Near-synonyms: slip of the pen, lapsus calami, lapsus plumæ; writo; typo; misprint"

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