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- noun Plural form of
misconception .
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Examples
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Exact contents of the tome, "Parallel Lives," are under tight wraps, but Mr. Martins, a co-author, says it will dispel what he describes as misconceptions oft-cited as motives, such as one that paints Lizzie's father, Andrew Borden, as a miser who shunned an indoor toilet and forced his ill-clad daughters to eat rotten mutton soup.
Some in Lizzie Borden's Hometown Think Her Legend Is Out of Whack Jennifer Levitz 2011
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He said the Columbia Accident Investigation Board recently gave him permission to clear up what he called misconceptions about his e-mails, which seemed to express frustration with NASA officials.
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Yusuf Raza Gilani, Mr. Biden sought to dispel what he described as misconceptions about the
NYT > Home Page By SALMAN MASOOD 2011
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Club leaders showed the book to journalists last month in an attempt to dispel what they called misconceptions that it was obscene and demeaning for women.
The Seattle Times 2011
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Rauf says a project meant to foster understanding has become unduly mired in conflict and what he describes as misconceptions of a fundamental clash between Islamic and American values.
Imam says NYC mosque site is not 'hallowed ground' | LoHud.com | The Journal News 2010
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Rauf says a project meant to foster understanding has become unduly mired in conflict and what he describes as misconceptions of a fundamental clash between Islamic and American values.
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The company held a press event to address what it called misconceptions that exist about its search efforts.
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Rauf says a project meant to foster understanding has become unduly mired in conflict and what he describes as misconceptions of a fundamental clash between Islamic and American values.
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Rauf says a project meant to foster understanding has become unduly mired in conflict and what he describes as misconceptions of a fundamental clash between Islamic and American values.
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Rauf says a project meant to foster understanding has become unduly mired in conflict and what he describes as misconceptions of a fundamental clash between Islamic and American values.
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