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Definition of Misspelled
1. misspell [v] - See also: misspell
Lexicographical Neighbors of Misspelled
Literary usage of Misspelled
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Educational Research by American Educational Research Association (1921)
"The median number of errors per page was 0.51 or one misspelled word for every
... This means that one-fourth of the pupils in the high school misspelled ..."
2. Methods in Education by Thomas Jefferson McEvoy (1913)
"The custom of directing attention to misspelled words in every ... Such distraction
cannot be justified for the sake of correcting misspelled words. ..."
3. English Composition by Chester Noyes Greenough, Frank Wilson Cheney Hersey (1917)
"Words like sergeant are often misspelled because certain letters in them are not
... Words often misspelled. (The troublesome part of the word is usually ..."
4. Learn to Spell: A High-school Book by Leonidas Warren Payne (1916)
"After each oral lesson or written exercise the student should be required to
underscore or check in the list the words he has misspelled. ..."
5. Composition and Rhetoric by William M. Tanner (1922)
"Proper names frequently misspelled. The following list contains proper names
often misspelled. To it may be added other names that give you trouble. ..."
6. A Treatise on Commercial Paper and the Negotiable Instruments Law: Including by James Webster Eaton, Frank Bixby Gilbert (1903)
"Indorsement where name is misspelled; statutory provision. b. Presumption as to
time of indorsement; statutory provision. c. Presumption as to place of ..."
7. Studies in English for Evening Schools by William Estabrook Chancellor (1913)
"WORDS OFTEN misspelled The following list contains words that are often misspelled.
... Afterward, write each misspelled word twenty times. ..."
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