2. Noun. Something incorrectly sorted. ¹
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Definition of Missort
1. to sort badly or improperly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Missort
Literary usage of Missort
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... fraternize, mingle, mix, neighbor, clique, crony (rare), herd, haunt (rare, exc.
of animals), missort (rare), hobnob; see CONVERSE. association, n. ..."
2. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1891)
"smoky a town as Carlisle, and he should be more or less an expert, as otherwise
he will missort the exhibits and their labels. We have never been able to ..."
3. The Principles of Economical Philosophy by Henry Dunning Macleod (1872)
"These securities for money, or the paper currency, are divided into two general
species, first, promises to pay money called PRO- missort NOTES, ..."
4. Practical Banking by Oliver Howard Wolfe, La Salle Extension University (1917)
"Is an original entry altered if a missort is made in the use of the batch system?
5. Describe briefly the receiving teller's settlement. ..."
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