EMENDATIONS

Noun

emendations

plural of emendation

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EMENDATION

Em`en*da"tion, n. Etym: [L. emendatio: cf. F. émendation.]

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’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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