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MISPRINT

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind

Synonyms:

erratum; literal; literal error; misprint; typo; typographical error

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("misprint" is a kind of...):

error; mistake (part of a statement that is not correct)

Derivation:

misprint (print incorrectly)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Print incorrectly

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "misprint" is one way to...):

print (write as if with print; not cursive)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

misprint (a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind)

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