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Word of the Day - Mistake

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mistake

/mɪˈsteɪk/
noun
1 An act or judgement that is misguided or wrong.
1.1 Something, especially a word, figure, or fact, which is not correct; an inaccuracy.
verb
mistook, mistaken
[with object]
1 Be wrong about.
1.1 mistake someone/something for Wrongly identify someone or something as.

Origin
Late Middle English (as a verb): from Old Norse mistaka ‘take in error’, probably influenced in sense by Old French mesprendre.

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