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   correction

   /kəˈrɛkʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action or process of correcting something: "I checked the typing for errors and sent it back for correction" Similar rectifyingrectificationrightingputting rightsetting rightputting to rightsamendmentemendationalterationalteringadjustmentadjustingmodificationmodifyingrepairremedyresolutionrevisionimprovementimprovingameliorationsorting outclearing upinformal:patching upironing outtweakingarchaic:reparation
   • ▪ a change that rectifies an error or inaccuracy: "he made a few corrections to my homework"
   • ▪ used to introduce an amended version of something one has just said: "I once dated a guy—correction—had one date with a guy"
   • ▪ a quantity adjusting a numerical result to allow for a departure from standard conditions: "isotopic ratios are presented normalized to NBS SRM981 using a fractionation correction of 0.101% per a.m.u"
   • ▪ punishment, especially that of criminals in prison intended to rectify their behaviour: "the incompatibility of justice and correction as penal objectives has long been the major unsolved problem of penal practice" Similar punishmentreformreformationdisciplinechastisementcastigationadmonitionreproofreprimand

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin correctio(n-), from corrigere ‘make straight, bring into order’ (see correct).

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCORRECTION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CORRECTION definition: 1. a change made to something in order to correct or improve it, or the action of making such a…. Learn more.

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   correction: [noun] the action or an instance of correcting: such as. amendment, rectification. rebuke, punishment. a bringing into conformity with a standard ...

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   Correction definition: something that is substituted or proposed for what is wrong or inaccurate; emendation.. See examples of CORRECTION used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCORRECTION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   4 meanings: 1. the act or process of correcting 2. something offered or substituted for an error; an improvement 3. the act or.... Click for more definitions.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcorrection noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   The paper had to publish a correction to the story. Extra Examples. I've got to make one or two small corrections to the text before it's finished. Make any necessary corrections before the text is printed. Now is the time to make any course corrections. These stock-market corrections were expected.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › correctionCorrection - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   When you fix a mistake, you make a correction, a change that rights a wrong. When you correct a misspelled word, you’ve made a correction. Well done! Correction also applies to punishment, which is another way to right a wrong.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › correctionCorrection - definition of correction by The Free Dictionary

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   Define correction. correction synonyms, correction pronunciation, correction translation, English dictionary definition of correction. n. 1. The act or process of correcting. 2. Something offered or substituted for a mistake or fault: made corrections in the report. 3. a.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCORRECTION | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   CORRECTION definition: a change to make something right or better, or the act of making such a change: . Learn more.

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    Correction definition: The act or process of correcting. A remarkable help to the cure of headaches and wider nervous disorders has come out of the better appreciation and correction of errors of refraction in the eye.

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    correction meaning, definition, what is correction: a change made in something in order to m...: Learn more.