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erratum

[ ih-rah-tuhm, ih-rey-, ih-rat-uhm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural er·ra·ta [ih-, rah, -t, uh, ih-, rey, -, ih-, rat, -, uh].

an error in writing or printing.
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.

erratum

/ ɪˈrɑːtəm /

Origin of erratum¹

1580–90; < Latin, noun use of errātum wandered, erred, strayed (neuter past participle of errāre ). See err, -ate ¹

Origin of erratum¹

C16: from Latin: mistake, from errāre to err

It was printed by Frbels at Rudolstadt in 1818; and is unblemished by a single erratum, so far as I have been able to detect one.

In this Project Gutenberg eText the erratum has been applied.

The proposition will no longer be 'in nullo est erratum,' but that the error is not—universal.

Line 109: “magick” substituted for “mighty” as specified in the erratum notice.

This small erratum of nature, this insectiverous insignificance, had no place125 or function there.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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