miscopy

[mis-kop-ee]

verb (used with object)

miscopied, miscopying 

1. to copy incorrectly.

   to miscopy an address.

noun

plural

miscopies 

1. an incorrect copy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of miscopy¹

First recorded in 1815–25; mis- ¹ + copy

Example Sentences

Miscopy, mis-kop′i, v.t. to copy wrongly or imperfectly.—n. an error in copying.

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To miscopy is far easier—we have only to mimic the act and murder the art.

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