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miscount
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
miscount
(verb)
miscount
/mɪs
ˈ
kaʊnt/
verb
miscounts
;
miscounted
;
miscounting
miscount
/mɪs
ˈ
kaʊnt/
verb
miscounts
;
miscounted
;
miscounting
Britannica Dictionary definition of MISCOUNT
:
to count (something) incorrectly
[
+ object
]
They believe the votes were
miscounted
.
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no object
]
He had to start counting again when he realized that he had
miscounted
.
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