"miscancel" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: miscancels [present, singular, third-person], miscancelling [participle, present], miscanceling [US, participle, present], miscancelled [participle, past], miscancelled [past], miscanceled [US, participle, past], miscanceled [US, past]
Etymology: mis- + cancel Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|cancel}} mis- + cancel Head templates: {{en-verb|++|past2=miscanceled|past2_qual=US|pres_ptc2=miscanceling|pres_ptc2_qual=US}} miscancel (third-person singular simple present miscancels, present participle miscancelling or (US) miscanceling, simple past and past participle miscancelled or (US) miscanceled)
  1. To cancel by mistake.
    Sense id: en-miscancel-en-verb-5Vg92jzX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 49 51
  2. To make a mistake in the process of cancelling.
    Sense id: en-miscancel-en-verb-paGEN~45 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 49 51

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1983, The Book Collector - Volume 32, page 52",
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          "ref": "2007, American Philatelist and Year Book of the American Philatelic Association, Volume 121, page 120",
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