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n. An error; a mistake.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. An error; a mistake.
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n. putting the wrong interpretation on
Word Usage
"Holmes may surely be excused in mistaking that narration of earlier events for Watson's work rather than the work of Sir Arthur, Watson's editor, of whom Holmes was ignorant."