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emendation
[
ee-m
uh
n-
dey
-sh
uh
n
,
em-
uh
n-
]
Origin
e·men·da·tion
/
ˌi
mənˈdeɪ
ʃən
,
ˌɛm
ən-
/
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[
ee-m
uh
n-
dey
-sh
uh
n
,
em-
uh
n-
]
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noun
1.
a correction or change, as of a text.
2.
the act of
emending
.
Origin:
1530–40;
<
Latin
ēmendātiōn-
(stem of
ēmendātiō
), equivalent to
ēmendāt
(
us
) (
see
emendate
) +
-iōn-
-ion
Related forms
e·men·da·to·ry
/
ɪˈmɛn
dəˌtɔr
i
,
-ˌtoʊr
i
/
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[
ih-
men
-d
uh
-tawr-ee
,
-tohr-ee
]
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,
adjective
non·e·men·da·tion,
noun
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World English Dictionary
emendation
(ˌiːmɛnˈdeɪʃən)
—
n
1.
a correction or improvement in a text
2.
the act or process of emending
'emendator
—
n
emendatory
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
emendation
1530s, of ways of life; 17c., of texts; from L. emendationem, noun of action from emendare (see
emend
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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