emendation

C2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌiːmɛnˈdeɪʃən/ UK /ˌiːmɛnˈdeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #620180

Meanings

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noun
a correction by emending

The editor proposed an emendation to repair the corrupted line.

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Synonyms

revision

Word family

Forms emendations

Derived forms nonemendation

Etymology

From Middle English emendatioun, from Latin ēmendātiō; equivalent to emend + -ation. Piecewise doublet of amendation.

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