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miswrite

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Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
14
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/mɪsˈɹaɪt/
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/mɪsˈɹaɪt/ · /ˈmɪsɹaɪt/

Definition of miswrite

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To write incorrectly.
    “1844, Ralph Waldo Emerson, quoted in Perspectives in American Literature by Paul P. Reuben, […] but we lose ever and anon a word, or a verse, and substitute something of our own, and thus miswrite the poem.”
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verb

  1. (transitive)To write incorrectly.
    “1844, Ralph Waldo Emerson, quoted in Perspectives in American Literature by Paul P. Reuben, […] but we lose ever and anon a word, or a verse, and substitute something of our own, and thus miswrite the poem.”

noun

  1. A failed write operation.
    “Line fluctuations can cause misreads and miswrites.”

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Etymology

From Middle English miswriten, from Old English miswrītan, misƿrītan (“to write incorrectly; make a mistake in writing; miswrite”), equivalent to mis- + write.

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6-letter words

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5-letter words

37 words

4-letter words

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3-letter words

31 words

2-letter words

14 words

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