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Druckfehler

typo

noun DROOK-fay-ler Rare
Communication Media

Origin: from Druck (print) + Fehler (error)

Also means

misprint

Usage Note

Druckfehler is a printing error or typo in a published text. A correction notice is a Berichtigung. The final -er is unstressed. Plural unchanged: Druckfehler.

Examples

"In der Überschrift hatte sich ein Druckfehler eingeschlichen."

Natural Translation

A typo had crept into the headline.

Literal Translation

In the headline had itself a misprint in-crept.

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