correction

English

/kəˈɹɛkʃən/

noun
Definitions
  • The act of correcting.
  • A substitution for an error or mistake.
  • (chiefly in the plural) Punishment that is intended to rehabilitate an offender.
  • An amount or quantity of something added or subtracted so as to correct.
  • A decline in a stock market price after a large rise.
  • (procedure_procedure word, military) a station's indication that previous information was incorrect and will continue with correct information from the last correct transmitted

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French correccion derived from Latin corrēctiō.

Origin

Latin

corrēctiō

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