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noun
The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Alteration by editorial criticism, as of a text so as to give a better reading; removal of errors or corruptions from a document.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
An intentional change in the spelling of a scientific name, which is usually not allowed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy, zoology
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noun
a correction by emending; a correction resulting from critical editing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: correction, rectification
History
From Middle English emendatioun, from Latin ēmendātiō; equivalent to emend + -ation. Piecewise doublet of amendation.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
