‘Aye, aye,’ quoth she, and it will be observed that no emendation whatever is necessary to be made in these two initiative remarks, ‘Aye, aye! […]
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Emendation
/ˌiːmɛnˈdeɪʃən/
Synonyms for "emendation" (36 found)
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Noun(3 words)
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Noun(7 words)
improvementmodificationproposed correctionrectificationtextual alterationtextual criticismtextual editing
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11 entriescorrectioneditorial readingmodificationphilologyrectificationrevisiontext editingtextual correctiontextual criticismtextual revisiontextual scholarship
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10 entriesacademic emendationbiblical emendationeditorial emendationgreek emendationlatin emendationlexical emendationorthographic emendationpolicy emendationscribal emendationstatutory emendation
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6 entrieseditorial emendationlexical emendationmanuscript emendationorthographic emendationstylistic emendationtextual emendation
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4 entriesSample sentences
7 total sentences available.
Then, less melodiously, dissenters of different sects issue a cantankerous emendation.
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The book might be improved by judicious emendations.
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After some deliberation I decided to publish this journal, with only such emendations and corrections as its hasty writing in camp necessitated.
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