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emendation

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  1. 1. n. The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. Alteration by editorial criticism, as of a text so as to give a better reading; removal of errors or corruptions from a document; as, the book might be improved by judicious emendations. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. a correction by emending; a correction resulting from critical editing Source: wordnet
  4. 4. 1. The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement. "He lies in his sin without repentance or emendation." Jer. Taylor. 2. Alteration by editorial criticism, as of a text so as to give a better reading; removal of errors or corruptions from a document; as, the book might be improved by judicious emendations. Source: webster
  5. 5. n:100 n. a correction by emending; a correction resulting from critical editing Source: ecdict

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