"mistranspose" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: mistransposes [present, singular, third-person], mistransposing [participle, present], mistransposed [participle, past], mistransposed [past]
Etymology: From mis- + transpose. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|transpose}} mis- + transpose Head templates: {{en-verb}} mistranspose (third-person singular simple present mistransposes, present participle mistransposing, simple past and past participle mistransposed)
  1. To transpose by mistake.
    Sense id: en-mistranspose-en-verb-RRrw4ExX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2003, USPTO Image File Wrapper Petition Decisions 0141:",
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          "ref": "2017, Jerry C. Whitaker, Electronic Systems Maintenance Handbook, pages 3-19:",
          "text": "Failure modes of the analyst are: the analyst omits (forgets) a specific user requirement, the analyst misunderstands (cognitive error) a specific user requirement, the analyst mistransposes (typographical error) a user requirement, the analyst fails to notice a conflict between two users' requirements (cognitive error).",
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          "ref": "2020, Alison Patrick, The Memory and Processing Guide for Neurodiverse Learners, page 52:",
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