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er⋅ra⋅ta

[i-rah-tuh, i-rey-, i-rat-uh]
–noun
1. pl. of erratum.
2. a list of errors and their corrections inserted, usually on a separate page or slip of paper, in a book or other publication; corrigenda.

Origin:
1625–35


Errata is originally the plural of the singular Latin noun erratum. Like many such borrowed nouns (agenda; candelabra), it came by the mid-17th century to be used as a singular noun, meaning “a list of errors or corrections to be made (in a book).” Despite objections by some to this singular use, it is common in standard English: The errata begins on page 237. When errata clearly means “errors,” it takes plural verbs and pronouns: Although errata were frequent in the first printing, most of them were corrected in subsequent printings. As a singular noun, errata has developed an English plural form erratas, which is rarely used.

er⋅ra⋅tum

[i-rah-tuhm, i-rey-, i-rat-uhm]
–noun, plural -ta [-tuh] .
1. an error in writing or printing.
2. a statement of an error and its correction inserted, usually on a separate page or slip of paper, in a book or other publication; corrigendum.

Origin:
1580–90; < L, n. use of errātum wandered, erred, strayed (neut. ptp. of errāre). See err, -ate 1


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er·ra·ta   (ĭ-rä'tə, ĭ-rā'-)   
n.  Plural of erratum.
er·ra·tum   (ĭ-rä'təm, ĭ-rā'-)   
n.   pl. er·ra·ta (-tə)
An error in printing or writing, especially such an error noted in a list of corrections and bound into a book.

[Latin errātum, from neuter past participle of errāre, to stray; see ers- in Indo-European roots.]
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erratum 
"list of corrections attached to a printed book," 1589, from L. erratum (pl. errata), neut. pp. of errare (see err).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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