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proofreading

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • rhymes with -iːdɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: P R UW1 F R IY2 D IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act or process by which a document is proofread.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • We gave the document two proofreadings, to make absolutely sure that no errors would remain.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: proofread

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of proofread

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 校對 /校对 (jiàoduì) — act or process by which a document is proofread
  • Finnish: oikoluku — act or process by which a document is proofread
  • German: Korrekturlesen — act or process by which a document is proofread
  • German: Korrektorat — act or process by which a document is proofread
  • Hungarian: korrektúra — act or process by which a document is proofread
  • Hungarian: korrektúrázás — act or process by which a document is proofread
  • Hungarian: nyelvi ellenőrzés — act or process by which a document is proofread
  • Icelandic: prófarkalestur — act or process by which a document is proofread
  • Japanese: 校正 (kōsei) — act or process by which a document is proofread
  • Norwegian Bokmål: korrekturlesning — act or process by which a document is proofread
  • Polish: korekta — act or process by which a document is proofread
  • Russian: корректу́ра (korrektúra) — act or process by which a document is proofread
  • Russian: вы́читка (výčitka) — act or process by which a document is proofread
  • Spanish: revisión de pruebas — act or process by which a document is proofread
  • Spanish: corrección de pruebas — act or process by which a document is proofread
  • Spanish: revisión de galeras — act or process by which a document is proofread
  • Spanish: corrección de galeras — act or process by which a document is proofread
  • Spanish: revisión de galeradas — act or process by which a document is proofread
  • Spanish: corrección de galeradas — act or process by which a document is proofread
  • Swedish: korrekturläsning — act or process by which a document is proofread
  • Tagalog: balibasa — act or process by which a document is proofread
  • Tagalog: himali — act or process by which a document is proofread
  • Welsh: prawfddarllen — act or process by which a document is proofread
Real reading context

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