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  • 1misdial — (v.) to dial a wrong number on a telephone, 1964; see MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) + DIAL (Cf. dial) (v.). Related: Misdialed; misdialing …

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  • 2misdial — ► VERB (misdialled, misdialling; US misdialed, misdialing) ▪ dial a telephone number incorrectly …

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  • 3misdial — UK [mɪsˈdaɪəl] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms misdial : present tense I/you/we/they misdial he/she/it misdials present participle misdialling past tense misdialled past participle misdialled to dial a wrong number when making a… …

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  • 4misdial — v. /mis duy euhl, duyl /; n. /mis duy euhl, duyl /, v. misdialed, misdialing or (esp. Brit.) misdialled, misdialling, n. v.t., v.i. 1. to dial incorrectly. n. 2. an act or instance of misdialing. [1960 65; MIS 1 + DIAL] * * * …

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  • 5misdial — verb To dial or use a keypad incorrectly, especially on a telephone. I misdialled her number and got through to a stranger …

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  • 6misdial — v. dial incorrectly, make an error in dialing …

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  • 7misdial — verb (misdials, misdialling, misdialled; US misdials, misdialing, misdialed) dial a telephone number incorrectly …

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  • 8misdial — mis•di′al v …

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  • 9misdial — v.tr. (also absol.) ( dialled, dialling; US dialed, dialing) dial (a telephone number etc.) incorrectly …

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  • 10Telephone numbers in New Zealand — New Zealand telephone numbers Location Country New Zealand Continent Oceania Access codes Country calling +64 International prefix 00 …

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