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mistranscribes

mistranscribes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of mistranscribe.

Meaning of mistranscribe

Verb

mistranscribe (third-person singular simple present mistranscribes, present participle mistranscribing, simple past and past participle mistranscribed)

  1. (transitive) To transcribe incorrectly.
    • Now a recently published compendium of his personal notebooks is coming under attack from two critics who say that the editor of the volume, Robert Faggen, mistranscribed hundreds, if not thousands, of Frost’s words.2008 January 22, Motoko Rich, “Editing of Frost Notebooks in Dispute”, in New York Times

Questions about mistranscribes

What is mistranscribes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Mistranscribes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of mistranscribe.

Words near mistranscribes in the dictionary

  1. mistransaction
  2. mistransactions
  3. mistransacts
  4. mistranscribe
  5. mistranscribed
  6. mistranscribes
  7. mistranscribing
  8. mistranscript
  9. mistranscription
  10. mistranscriptions
  11. mistranscripts

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