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Definition of Miscount
1. Verb. Count wrongly. "They miscount the money "
2. Noun. An inaccurate count.
Definition of Miscount
1. v. t. & i. To count erroneously.
2. n. An erroneous counting.
Definition of Miscount
1. Verb. To incorrectly count or add up ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Miscount
1. to count incorrectly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Miscount
Literary usage of Miscount
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"Thus do all men generally miscount in the days of their health. Bp. Patrick,
Divine Arithmetic, p. ... [< miscount, r.] An erroneous counting or numbering, ..."
2. Arguments and Speeches of William Maxwell Evarts by William Maxwell Evarts (1919)
"And yet these men laugh at you; they tell you in so many words that they will
repeat, and repeat—miscount and miscount, and the freedom of suffrage is ..."
3. The Canada Law Journalby Law Society of Upper Canada, William S. Hein & Company, Canadian Bar Association by Law Society of Upper Canada, William S. Hein & Company, Canadian Bar Association (1876)
"There was a miscount. The numbers returned were thirteen for Edgar and one hundred
and fifteen for McCallum, whereas it should have been twelve for 1'Mgar ..."
4. Lectures on Revivals of Religion by Charles Grandison Finney (1835)
"A lady was once buying some eggs in a store, and the clerk made a miscount and
gave her one more than the number. She saw it at the time, but said nothing, ..."
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