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correction

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishcorreccioun,correction, fromOld Frenchcorreccion (Frenchcorrection), fromLatincorrēctiō.Doublet ofcorrectio.

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Noun

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correction (countable anduncountable,pluralcorrections)

  1. The act ofcorrecting.
  2. Asubstitution for anerror ormistake.
  3. (chiefly in theplural)Punishment that isintended torehabilitate anoffender.
    • 1973 December 29, David A. DeNeef, “The Incident At Bridgewater”, inGay Community News, volume 1, number28, page 2:
      As the facts of the case were investigated, it became apparent that before us was the story of a man whom the entire machinery of law enforcement andcorrection had conspired against from the beginning to the end.
  4. Anamount orquantity of somethingadded orsubtracted so as tocorrect.
  5. Adecline in astock marketprice after a period ofrises.Oftenoperationally defined as amarket value drop of 10% or more on some specificstock market index.
    Coordinate terms:bear market(drop of 20% or more);crab market(staying roughly the same)
  6. (procedure word, military) a station's indication that previous information was incorrect and will continue with correct information from the last correct transmitted
    I have four T-80 tanks at grid Three-niner-niner-four-eight-eight,Correction: Grid Three niner-niner-four-eight-five. How copy? Over.

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Translations

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act of correcting
substitution for an error or mistake
punishment
amount or quantity added or subtracted so as to correct
decline in a stock market price

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromLatincorrēctiōnem.

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Noun

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correction f (pluralcorrections)

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

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