noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An error that is to be corrected in a printed work after publication.
2. 2
   a printer's error; to be corrected wordnet
3. 3
   A list of errors in a printed work as a separate page of corrections. (The items thus listed will sometimes be corrected in subsequent print runs, if any occur; they are then called reprint corrections.) plural-normally

   "errata and corrigenda"

Synonyms

All synonyms

correctionerrataerratumerrorfailurefault

Etymology

From Latin corrigendum, nominative neuter singular of corrigendus, the future passive participle (gerundive) of corrigō (“I correct”).

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