mis·print
ˈmis-ˌprint 
plural misprints
1
: a mistake in printed text (such as a deviation from copy or a typographical error)
We all sadly know that misprints are inevitable nowadays … but there are so many here that one wonders if anyone attempted to proofread the book at all. Even the author's first name is misspelled on the title page.—
Steven Runciman
Steven Runciman2
: a genetic mutation
specifically
: a genetic mutation in which a nucleotide base in a codon has been replaced with a different nucleotide base
Gene therapy, getting under way in 47 trials worldwide, may ultimately prove to be the least toxic, most direct way to edit the misprints that cause cancer. —Tim Friend
Tim Friend
mis·print
ˌmis-ˈprint
misprinted; misprinting
: to print (something, such as text) incorrectly
… misprinted "father" as "fater" on page one …—Ellen Pall
Ellen PallExamples of misprint in a Sentence
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
Shoup, the commander on duty at the time, soon realized more calls would come in because the phone number was a misprint from a newspaper ad.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
That number was misprinted, and the connection was actually routed to the predecessor of NORAD, the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD).
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The halftime score — UCLA 27, Gonzaga 25 — looked like a misprint given the Bruins shot only 29% and committed nine turnovers.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
Shoup, the commander on duty at the time, soon realized more calls would come in because the phone number was a misprint from a newspaper ad.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
There were also billboards featuring Bashar al-Assad and one that was apparently misprinted, with two Putins slightly offset from each other, holding Qur’ans next to a caption in Arabic and Russian reading guardian and protector of religions.
—Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
That number was misprinted, and the connection was actually routed to the predecessor of NORAD, the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD).
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Misprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misprint. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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