"misscan" meaning in English

See misscan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: misscans [present, singular, third-person], misscanning [participle, present], misscanned [participle, past], misscanned [past]
Etymology: From mis- + scan. Etymology templates: {{af|en|mis-|scan}} mis- + scan Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} misscan (third-person singular simple present misscans, present participle misscanning, simple past and past participle misscanned)
  1. (chiefly poetry) to scan incorrectly Categories (topical): Poetry
    Sense id: en-misscan-en-verb-2fXNK5ht Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis- Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for misscan meaning in English (1.5kB)

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