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# misprint

noun (a misprint, misprints); verb (misprint, misprints, misprinted, misprinting)

«misprint» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A mistake in a printed text, such as a wrong letter, word or number. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misprint/#m1)
2. (verb) To print something wrongly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misprint/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, misprints happen in newspapers, books, menus and timetables. In maths, a misprint in a question can make it impossible to solve – tell the teacher! Some misprinted stamps and coins are rare and worth a lot of money to collectors. Phrases: «a misprint in the book», «it must be a misprint».

### Examples

- There is a misprint on page 12: «teh» instead of «the». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misprint/#x1)
- The price on the menu was a misprint. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misprint/#x2)
- A misprint in the timetable made us miss the bus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misprint/#x3)
- The question had a misprint, so the teacher fixed it on the board. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misprint/#x4)
- Some misprinted stamps are worth thousands of pounds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misprint/#x5)
- The book's first edition had lots of misprints. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misprint/#x6)
- My name was misprinted on the certificate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misprint/#x7)
- Is that a misprint, or does the recipe really need 100 eggs? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misprint/#x8)

### Note

Countable noun; regular verb: misprinted. Not the same as a «typo» (typing mistake), but close; misprint is in the printed version. In maths problems, if a number seems silly (a 300 kg cat), check whether it is a misprint.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «misprint» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misprint/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«misprint» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/misprint.html) on Mova free.