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      err
      verb
      (intransitive, formal) To make a mistake.
      (intransitive) To sin.
      (archaic) to stray.
      Roots
      erroerr- · Latin · wander, stray
      Synonyms for err
      misreckonmisjudgevmisdeemmiscalculatevstrayadjslipvmisvaluemisestimatevblundernmisconstruevmisinterpretv
      Words related to err
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      Where does err come from?

      The word err breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root err-, from Latin erro (“wander, stray”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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