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  • 11mistake# — mistake vb Mistake, confuse, confound are comparable when they mean to mix up things, typically by taking one thing for another. One mistakes one thing for another when by an error of perception or of thought or as a result of a predisposition or …

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  • 12mistake — [mi stāk′] vt. mistook, mistaken or Obs. mistook, mistaking [ME mistaken < ON mistaka, to take wrongly: see MIS 1 & TAKE] 1. to understand or perceive wrongly; interpret or judge incorrectly [mistake someone s motives] 2. to tak …

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  • 13Mistake — Mis*take (m[i^]s*t[=a]k ), n. 1. An apprehending wrongly; a misconception; a misunderstanding; a fault in opinion or judgment; an unintentional error of conduct. [1913 Webster] Infallibility is an absolute security of the understanding from all… …

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  • 14Mistake River — Origin Hall Range Mouth Lake Tekapo Basin countries New Zealand Length 23 kilometres (14 mi) The Mistake River is a river of the Canterbury Region of …

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  • 15Mistake — Mis*take , v. i. To err in knowledge, perception, opinion, or judgment; to commit an unintentional error. [1913 Webster] Servants mistake, and sometimes occasion misunderstanding among friends. Swift. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 16Mistake Crag — (62°9′S 58°11′W / 62.15°S 58.183°W / 62.15; 58.183) is a slightly bowed crag extending north from Cinder Spur and rising to about 90 m above the presently unnamed glacier on its west …

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  • 17Mistake Peak — (77°26′S 160°13′E / 77.433°S 160.217°E / 77.433; 160.217) is a snowy peak, about 2,600 m, rising 3 nautical miles (6 km) west southwest of Shapeless Mountain, at the south end …

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  • 18mistake, mutual — n. A mistake made by both parties to an agreement. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …

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  • 19mistake, unilateral — n. A mistake made by only one party to an agreement. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …

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  • 20mistake — [n] error, misunderstanding aberration, blooper*, blunder, boo boo*, bungle, confusion, delusion, erratum, false move, false step, fault, faux pas, flub*, fluff*, gaffe, illusion, inaccuracy, inadvertence, lapse, misapplication, misapprehension,… …

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