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miscount

/ˈmɪsˈkaʊnt/MIH-SKOWNT
/ˈmɪsˈkaʊnt/MIH-SKOWNT

Meaningto miscount

Common meaning: make a mistake in counting

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchmesconter‘to miscount’source
  2. Middle Englishmiscounten‘count wrongly’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftscount wrongly → make a mistake in countingmiscount‘make a mistake in counting’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old French mesconter ‘to miscount’.

Source words

  • mesconter Old French · source word “to miscount”

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