misprint
part of speech
noun (a misprint, misprints); verb (misprint, misprints, misprinted, misprinting)
meaning for a pupil
1) A mistake in a printed text, such as a wrong letter, word or number. tree →
2) (verb) To print something wrongly. tree →
sense 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 →
- The price on the menu was a misprint. tree →
- A misprint in the timetable made us miss the bus. tree →
- The question had a misprint, so the teacher fixed it on the board. tree →
- Some misprinted stamps are worth thousands of pounds. tree →
- The book's first edition had lots of misprints. tree →
- My name was misprinted on the certificate. tree →
- Is that a misprint, or does the recipe really need 100 eggs? tree →
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.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «misprint» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.