corrigendum

[kawr-i-jen-duhm, kor-] Origin

cor·ri·gen·dum

[kawr-i-jen-duhm, kor-]
noun, plural cor·ri·gen·da [-duh] .
1.
an error to be corrected, especially an error in print.
2.
corrigenda, a list of corrections of errors in a book or other publication.

Origin:
1840–50; < Latin: literally, (something) to be corrected (neuter gerund of corrigere); see correct
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Corrigendum is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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corrigendum (ˌkɒrɪˈdʒɛndəm)
 
n , pl -da
1.  an error to be corrected
2.  (sometimes plural) Also called: erratum a slip of paper inserted into a book after printing, listing errors and corrections
 
[C19: from Latin: that which is to be corrected, from corrigere to correct]

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corrigendum
1850, from L. corrigendum (pl. corrigenda) "that which is to be corrected," gerundive of corrigere "to correct" (see correct).
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