correction

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English

Alternative forms

• correxion (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English correccioun, correction, from Old French correccion (French correction), from Latin corrēctiō. Doublet of correctio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈɹɛkʃən/
• Hyphenation: cor‧rec‧tion
• Rhymes: -ɛkʃən

Noun

correction (countable and uncountable, plural corrections)

1. The act of correcting.
2. A substitution for an error or mistake.
3. (chiefly in the plural) Punishment that is intended to rehabilitate an offender.
4. An amount or quantity of something added or subtracted so as to correct.
6. A decline in a stock market price after a period of rises. Often operationally defined as a market value drop of 10% or more on some specific stock market index.

   Coordinate terms: bear market (drop of 20% or more); crab market (staying roughly the same)

7. (procedure word, military) a station's indication that previous information was incorrect and will continue with correct information from the last correct transmitted

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Translations

Further reading

• correction on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin corrēctiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.ʁɛk.sjɔ̃/

Noun

correction f (plural corrections)

1. correction (all senses)
2. propriety (quality of being proper or correct)

Derived terms

• maison de correction

Related terms

• correct
• correcteur
• correctif
• corriger

Further reading

• “correction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.