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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Correction \Cor*rec"tion\ (k?r-r?k"sh?n), n. [L. correctio: cf F. correction.] 1. The act of correcting, or making that right which was wrong change for the better; amendment; rectification, as of an erroneous statement. The due correction of swearing, rioting, neglect of God's word and other scandalouss vices. --Strype. 2. The act of reproving or punishing, or that which is intended to rectify or to cure faults; punishment; discipline; chastisement. Correction and instruction must both work Ere this rude beast will profit. --Shak. 3. That which is substituted in the place of what is wrong an emendation; as the corrections on a proof sheet should be set in the margin. 4. Abatement of noxious qualities; the counteraction of what is inconvenient or hurtful in its effects; as the correction of acidity in the stomach. 5. An allowance made for inaccuracy in an instrument; as chronometer correction; compass correction. {Correction line} (Surv.), a parallel used as a new base line in laying out township in the government lands of the United States. The adoption at certain intervals of a correction line is necessitated by the convergence of of meridians, and the statute requirement that the townships must be squares. {House of correction}, a house where disorderly persons are confined; a bridewell. {Under correction}, subject to correction; admitting the possibility of error. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: correction n 1: the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake [syn: {correcting}, {rectification}] 2: a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure [syn: {fudge factor}] 3: something substituted for an error 4: a rebuke for making a mistake [syn: {chastening}, {chastisement}] 5: the act of punishing; "the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received" [syn: {discipline}] 6: treatment of a specific defect; "the correction of his vision with eye glasses"
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