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1. (n.) correction
something given, done, or proposed as a substitute for what is wrong or inaccurate.
2. correction
the act of correcting.
3. correction
punishment or chastisement.
4. correction
Usu., corrections. the various methods, as incarceration, parole, and probation, by which society deals with convicted offenders.
5. correction
a quantity applied or other adjustment made in order to increase accuracy, as in the use of an instrument or the solution of a problem.
6. correction
a reversal of the trend of stock prices, esp. temporarily.
Etymology: (1300–50; (< AF) < L)
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| Definition of 'correction' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) correction, rectification
the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
2. (noun) correction, fudge factor
a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure
3. (noun) correction
something substituted for an error
4. (noun) correction, chastening, chastisement
a rebuke for making a mistake
5. (noun) correction
a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases
"market runups are invariably followed by a correction"
6. (noun) discipline, correction
the act of punishing
"the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received"
7. (noun) correction
treatment of a specific defect
"the correction of his vision with eye glasses"
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1. (noun) correction
the process of correcting sth, or the things that are changed
I've made a few corrections to your draft.; the correction of a few errors
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) correction
the act of correcting, or making that right which was wrong; change for the better; amendment; rectification, as of an erroneous statement
2. (noun) correction
the act of reproving or punishing, or that which is intended to rectify or to cure faults; punishment; discipline; chastisement
3. (noun) correction
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. (noun) correction
abatement of noxious qualities; the counteraction of what is inconvenient or hurtful in its effects; as, the correction of acidity in the stomach
5. (noun) correction
an allowance made for inaccuracy in an instrument; as, chronometer correction; compass correction
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Sense: right; not wrong
Did I get the correct idea from what you said?; You are quite correct.
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 Afrikaans: verbetering |
 Arabic: تَصْحيح |
 Bulgarian: поправка |
 Brazilian: correção |
 Czech: korektura, opravování, op |
 German: die Verbesserung |
 Danish: rettelse |
 Greek: διόρθωση |
 Spanish: corrección |
 Estonian: parandus |
 Farsi: اصلاح؛ تصحیح |
 Finnish: korjaus |
 French: correction |
 Hebrew: תִיקוּן |
 Hindi: शोधन, सुधार, शुद्धि |
 Croatian: ispravak |
 Hungarian: kijavítás, helyesbítés; b |
 Indonesian: koreksi |
 Icelandic: leiðrétting |
 Italian: correzione |
 Japanese: 訂正 |
 Korean: 정정 |
 Lithuanian: (iš)taisymas, pataisymas, |
 Latvian: labošana; labojums; korek |
 Malay: pembetulan |
 Dutch: correctie |
 Norwegian: retting, korreksjon |
 Polish: poprawa |
 Persian: اصلاح؛ تصحیح |
 Pashto: اصلاح،سمول |
 Portuguese: correcção |
 Romanian: corectare; corectură |
 Russian: исправление |
 Slovak: oprava |
 Slovenian: poprava |
 Serbian: ispravka |
 Swedish: korrigering, rättning, rä |
 Thai: การแก้ไข |
 Turkish: düzeltme; iyileştirme |
 Taiwanese: 糾正，矯正，修改 |
 Ukrainian: виправлення; корекція |
 Urdu: اصلاح، تصحيح |
 Vietnamese: sự chữa bài |
 Chinese: 订正，改正，改正的地方 |
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