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erratum

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ɛˈɹɑːtəm/
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  • Canada, US: /ɛˈɹɑtəm/
  • Canada, US: [ɛˈɹɑɾəm]
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  • rhymes with -ɑːtəm

1

noun

Meaning 1

A published notice reporting an error belatedly discovered in a previous publication.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • When the journal's editors found out about the misreported details, they issued an erratum.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: corrigendum

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An error, especially one in a printed work.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: misprint, typographical error, typo, literal error, literal

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: error, mistake

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin errātum, neuter of errātus (“mistaken”).