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error, mistake
part of a statement that is not correct
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malaprop, malapropism
the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
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slip of the tongue
an accidental and usually trivial mistake in speaking
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corrigendum
a printer's error; to be corrected
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erratum, literal, literal error, misprint, typo, typographical error
a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
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spoonerism
transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words