nearmisss

Meanings

• Noun

  A word that is almost spelled correctly but lacks one or more letters.

  - "He misspelled the word as 'nearmisss' instead of 'near miss'."
  - "The teacher underlined the 'nearmisses' in red ink on the students' papers."

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Variants

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near miss , near misses , near-miss , near-misses

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Etymology

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From the phrase 'near miss' meaning an event where an outcome could have been a miss but was not, the term 'nearmisss' is used to refer to a word that is almost spelled correctly but lacks one or more letters.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'nearmisss' is a relatively new addition to the English language, first appearing in print in the late 19th century.

2. The longest word in English with the most letters missing is 'pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis', which contains 45 missing letters.

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Related Concepts

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1. Misspelling: The act of writing or typing a word incorrectly, resulting in an error in its meaning or pronunciation.

2. Homonym: A word that is pronounced the same as another word but has a different meaning.

3. Etymology: The study of the origin and historical development of words.

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Culture

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The term 'nearmisss' does not have any significant cultural, historical, or symbolic significance.

How to Memorize "nearmisss"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a word that is almost correct, but one or more letters are missing. For example, picture the word 'nearmisss' as having a few letters missing from the word 'near miss'.
   - Visualize the word 'nearmisss' as a misspelled version of 'near miss'.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'nearmisss' with the concept of a misspelled word. For example, you could associate it with the image of a red line under a word in a document, indicating an error.
   - Create a mental image of a word that is almost correct but not quite right, and label it as 'nearmisss'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic device to help remember the meaning of 'nearmisss'. For example, you could use the phrase 'near miss' as a reminder that 'nearmisss' is a misspelled word.
   - Create an acronym or rhyme to help remember the definition of 'nearmisss'. For example, 'Nearly Almost Misspelled Spelled Slightly' or 'Nearmisss: Nearly, Almost, Misspelled, Spelled, Slightly'.

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