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• mis|count — «verb. mihs KOWNT; noun. MIHS KOWNT», verb, noun. –v.t., v.i. to count wrongly or incorrectly; miscalculate; misreckon: »I miscounted the number of guests for lunch which meant several sandwiches were left over. –n. a wrong or incorrect count: »A …   Useful english dictionary

• mis — mis·cel·la·ny; mis·chance; mis·chief; mis·conceit; mis·conduct; mis·content; mis·count; mis·creant; mis·create; mis·cue; mis·deal; mis·de·mean; mis·doubt; mis·er·a·ble; mis·esteem; mis·field; mis·fire; mis·fit; mis·like; mis·luck; mis·match;… …   English syllables

• count — ac·count·abil·i·ty; ac·count·able; ac·count·ably; count; count·er·boy; count·er·girl; count·er·jumper; count·er·man; count·er·word; count·ess; count·less; count·ship; dis·count·able; dis·count·er; re·count·al; vis·count; vis·count·cy;… …   English syllables

• Count Chocula — Les Count Chocula sont une variété de céréales de petit déjeuner à haut taux de sucre. Elles sont fabriquées par General Mills et sont constituées de céréales de maïs à saveur de chocolat et de guimauves. La mascotte de la céréale, une imitation… …   Wikipédia en Français

• mis·hap — /ˈmısˌhæp/ noun, pl haps 1 : a small mistake or amount of bad luck [count] We experienced the usual mishaps of a family vacation. [noncount] The ceremony proceeded without mishap. 2 [count] : an unlucky accident or mistake The fire was a tragic… …   Useful english dictionary

• Count Antoine Cartier d'Aure — (1799–1863) was a riding master in France. Antoine Henri Philippe Léon Cartier d Aure was born in Toulouse, southwest France. He graduated from the Military Academy, St Cyr. In 1817, he joined the Grand Stable of the Palace of Versailles, which… …   Wikipedia

• mis·ad·ven·ture — /ˌmısədˈvɛnʧɚ/ noun, pl tures [count] : an unlucky event or occurrence : a bad experience or accident that is usually minor His vacation turned into a series of misadventures. death by misadventure Brit law : death caused by an accident a verdict …   Useful english dictionary

• mis·ap·pre·hen·sion — /mısˌæprəˈhɛnʃən/ noun, pl sions formal : an incorrect understanding of something : a wrong idea about something [count] He acted on/under the misapprehension that they would change their minds. [=he mistakenly thought that they would change… …   Useful english dictionary

• mis·cel·la·ny — /ˈmısəˌleıni, Brit mıˈsɛləni/ noun, pl nies [count] : a mixture or collection of different things a miscellany of old toys …   Useful english dictionary

• mis·deed — /ˌmısˈdiːd/ noun, pl deeds [count] formal : a morally wrong or illegal act She threatened to expose to the public the misdeeds he had committed …   Useful english dictionary