misnumber

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verb

To assign numbers nonsequentially where sequential numbering was due.

“The pages in this report are misnumbered. There are two "page 7"s, and there is no "page 6"!”

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Meanings

verbmisnumber (third-person singular simple present misnumbers, present participle misnumbering, simple past and past participle misnumbered)

present singular third person misnumbers · participle present misnumbering · participle past misnumbered · past misnumbered

  1. To number incorrectly.
    1. transitiveTo assign numbers nonsequentially where sequential numbering was due.

      The pages in this report are misnumbered. There are two "page 7"s, and there is no "page 6"!

    2. transitiveTo ascribe singular where plural was due, or vice versa.

Origin

From mis- + number.

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Cite this entry
APA

misnumber. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misnumber

MLA

“misnumber.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misnumber. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misnumber,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misnumber.

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