miswrit

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noun

That which is incorrectly written or transcribed; a typo

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Meanings

miswrit1

verb
  1. obsoleteparticiplepastpast participle of miswrite

miswrit2

nounmiswrit (plural miswrits)

plural miswrits

  1. rareThat which is incorrectly written or transcribed; a typo

    […] which seems more likely to be a thoughtless scribal repetition of the preceding var, than a miswrit for vart, varla or varlega scarcely.

    2012, Eiríkr Magnússon, Thómas Saga Erkibyskups: A Life of Archbishop Thomas Becket in Icelandic
    1 more example

    The spellings in ī represent Old French ē², and if they are not miswrits show merely the tendency to exaggerate the ē beginning of the diphthong ei which was the beginning of that sound.

    1908, Supplement to Court Leet Records, volume 1
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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

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