correction

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US /kəˈɹɛkʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #10541

Meanings

1

noun
A change that fixes a mistake.

The teacher marked my essay with several corrections in red ink.
2

noun
The act of fixing something that is wrong.

The correction of his eyesight with new glasses made a huge difference.
3

noun
A fall in stock prices after a period of rises.

Investors expected a market correction after months of steady gains.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a change that fixes a mistake. rectification

Word family

Forms corrections

Derived forms autocorrectioncorflucorrectionalcorrectionercorrectionistgeocorrectionimmunocorrectionincorrectionmiscorrectionnoncorrectionovercorrectionprecorrection

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Phrases (1)

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technical correction
a market-price decline interpreted as an adjustment after earlier rises

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Middle English correccioun, correction, from Old French correccion (French correction), from Latin corrēctiō. Doublet of correctio.

correccioun Middle English correccion Old French corrēctiō Latin

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# correction

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kəˈɹɛkʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 10541

## Meanings
1. A change that fixes a mistake.
2. The act of fixing something that is wrong.
3. A fall in stock prices after a period of rises.

## Examples
- The teacher marked my essay with several corrections in red ink.
- The correction of his eyesight with new glasses made a huge difference.
- Investors expected a market correction after months of steady gains.

## Derived Forms
- autocorrection
- corflu
- correctional
- correctioner
- correctionist
- geocorrection
- immunocorrection
- incorrection
- miscorrection
- noncorrection
- overcorrection
- precorrection

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: correccioun
- Root: correccion
- Root: corrēctiō

## Etymology
From Middle English correccioun, correction, from Old French correccion (French correction), from Latin corrēctiō. Doublet of correctio.

## AI Etymology
correction comes from Middle English correccioun, correction, from Old French correccion (French correction), from Latin corrēctiō. Doublet of correctio. The historical chain includes Middle English correccioun, Old French correccion, Latin corrēctiō. Current senses include A change that fixes a mistake and The act of fixing something that is wrong. English relatives and later formations include autocorrection, corflu, correctional.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas

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