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corrigendum

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cor⋅ri⋅gen⋅dum

  [kawr-i-jen-duhm, kor-]
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–noun, plural -da  [-duh] .
1. an error to be corrected, esp. an error in print.
2. corrigenda, a list of corrections of errors in a book or other publication.
Origin:
1840–50; < L: lit., (something) to be corrected (neut. ger. of corrigere); see correct
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cor·ri·gen·dum   (kôr'ə-jěn'dəm, kŏr'-)   
n.   pl. cor·ri·gen·da (-də)

  1. An error to be corrected, especially a printer's error.

  2. corrigenda A list of errors in a book along with their corrections.


[Latin, neuter gerundive of corrigere, to correct; see correct.]
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