emendation

C2 Topic:Communication
US /ˌiːmɛnˈdeɪʃən/ UK /ˌiːmɛnˈdeɪʃən/
noun Freq #620180

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a correction by emending

    The editor proposed an emendation to repair the corrupted line.

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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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