Read full poem βWere half the wealth, bestowed on camps and courts,
Given to redeem the human mind from error,
There were no need of arsenals or forts:
Dictionary Entry
error
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ΛΙΙΉΙ(ΙΉ)/Word FrequencyCommon (5.64)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)Used In Literature βThe state, quality, or condition of being wrong.
In a Sentence
βWriters often choose error when discussing complex ideas.β
Published Usage Examples
βThe record of that court tells us that it _did_; and if we are to see whether there be any error on that record, and adopt the unanimous opinion of the judges, that those six counts, or the findings on them, are so bad that no judgment upon them would be good, how can we give judgment for the defendant, and thereby decβ
βThe error was clearly the real cause of the banishment; what precisely this _error_ was Ovid does not reveal, but it appears from _Tr_ II 103-4 and _Tr_ III v 49-50 to have been the witnessing of some action that was embarrassing to the imperial family.β
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Origin
From Old French 'erour', from Latin 'error' meaning 'wandering, mistake'.
Common Phrases
. errormessage errorerror standard
Related Words
Poetry examples for βerrorβ
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem βBut bears it out even to the edge of doom.
If this be error and upon me proved,
I never writ, nor no man ever loved.