rectification

[rek-tuh-fi-key-shuhn]

rec·ti·fi·ca·tion

[rek-tuh-fi-key-shuhn]
noun
1.
the act of rectifying, or the fact of being rectified.
2.
Astrology. the method by which the known times of major events in one's life are used to determine an unknown time of birth.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English; < Middle French < Late Latin rectificātiōn-, stem of rectificātiō. See rectify, -fication
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Rectification has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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rectify (ˈrɛktɪˌfaɪ)
 
vb , -fies, -fying, -fied
1.  to put right; correct; remedy
2.  to separate (a substance) from a mixture or refine (a substance) by fractional distillation
3.  to convert (alternating current) into direct current
4.  maths to determine the length of (a curve)
5.  to cause (an object) to assume a linear motion or characteristic
 
[C14: via Old French from Medieval Latin rectificāre to adjust, from Latin rectus straight + facere to make]
 
'rectifiable
 
adj
 
rectifi'cation
 
n

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