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emendation |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Emendation \Em`en*da"tion\, n. [L. emendatio: cf F. ['e]mendation.] 1. The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement. ``He lies in his sin without repentance or emendation.'' --Jer. Taylor. 2. Alteration by editorial criticism, as of a text so as to give a better reading; removal of errors or corruptions from a document; as the book might be improved by judicious emendations. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: emendation n : a correction by emending; a correction resulting from critical editing
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