emendation

Meaning

1. (uncountable) The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement.
2. (countable) Alteration by editorial criticism, as of a text so as to give a better reading; removal of errors or corruptions from a document.
3. (countable, uncountable) An intentional change in the spelling of a scientific name, which is usually not allowed.

Synonyms

correction

amelioration

amendment

betterment

castigation

correcting

corrections

cure

easing

emending

enhancement

fixing

improvement

melioration

penance

recension

rectification

refinement

reform

reformation

remediation

reprint

revision

sweetening

upgrade

adjusting

new version

Translations

emendamento

enmienda

correzione

correction

Verbesserung

émendation

διόρθωση

emenda

corrección

esmena

reajuste

reajustament

emendazione

emendatio

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌiːmɛnˈdeɪʃən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: emendatioun

In summary

From Middle English emendatioun, from Latin ēmendātiō; equivalent to emend + -ation. Piecewise doublet of amendation.