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correction en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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/kəˈɹɛkʃən/

Etymology

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

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) The act of correcting.
(countable, uncountable) A substitution for an error or mistake.
(countable, in-plural, uncountable) Punishment that is intended to rehabilitate an offender.
- 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 and correction had conspired against from the beginning to the end. 1973 December 29, David A. DeNeef, “The Incident At Bridgewater”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 28, page 2:
(countable, uncountable) An amount or quantity of something added or subtracted so as to correct.
(countable, uncountable) 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.
(countable, qualifier:procedure word, uncountable) 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.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
corrections	Number=Plur		lexicographic
correxion		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic

Coordinates

bear market · crab market

Deriveds

Hyponyms

hypercorrection · self-correction

Synonyms

punishment · punition · censure · sanction · correction · sanction · discipline · sentence · punishment · penalty

Translations (123)

ca correcció (substitution for an error or mistake) · fi korjausliike (decline in a stock market price) · fi rangaistus (punishment) · unm kwìthikeokàn (act of correcting) · ca correcció (act of correcting) · tr düzeltme (act of correcting) · hy ուղղում (act of correcting) · ru попра́вка (act of correcting) · hi सुधारना (act of correcting) · hu javítás (substitution for an error or mistake) · uk коре́кція (act of correcting) · fi korjaus (substitution for an error or mistake) · ro corectare (act of correcting) · be выпраўле́нне (substitution for an error or mistake) · uk ви́правлення (substitution for an error or mistake) · nb korreksjon (act of correcting) · fi seuraamus (punishment) · sw marekebisho (act of correcting) · it correzione (act of correcting) · it correzione (amount or quantity added or subtracted so as to correct) · ga ceartú (act of correcting) · wa ricoridjaedje (act of correcting) · ru корре́кция (substitution for an error or mistake) · ru исправле́ние (substitution for an error or mistake) · ko 수정 (act of correcting) · fr correction (punishment) · hu javítás (act of correcting) · de Korrektur (substitution for an error or mistake) · grc διόρθωσις (act of correcting) · nl verbetering (act of correcting) · pl poprawka (substitution for an error or mistake) · fr correction (substitution for an error or mistake) · bg корекция (decline in a stock market price) · lb Korrektioun (act of correcting) · ru исправи́тельные ме́ры (punishment) · nb retting (act of correcting) · hu helyesbítés (act of correcting) · cmn 修正 (act of correcting) · fr rectification (substitution for an error or mistake) · nrf corrig'gie (act of correcting) · tg тасҳеҳ (act of correcting) · de Berichtigung (act of correcting) · bg коре́кция (substitution for an error or mistake) · ja 矯正 (punishment) · hu fenyítés (punishment) · da rettelse (act of correcting) · nb rettelse (substitution for an error or mistake) · da rettelse (substitution for an error or mistake) · de Korrektur (decline in a stock market price) · uk попра́вка (act of correcting) · unm kwìtëlëtëwakàn (act of correcting) · fr correction (act of correcting) · fi korjaus (act of correcting) · nl correctie (act of correcting) · wa coridjaedje (act of correcting) · it correzione (punishment) · enm reformacioun (act of correcting) · cmn 校正 (act of correcting) · ko 정정 (substitution for an error or mistake) · ro corecție (act of correcting) · es corrección (substitution for an error or mistake) · nn korreksjon (act of correcting) · gl corrección (act of correcting) · id koreksi (act of correcting) · uk коре́кція (substitution for an error or mistake) · de Besserungsmaßnahme (punishment) · fi korjaus (amount or quantity added or subtracted so as to correct) · uk ви́правка (act of correcting) · ko 보정 (act of correcting) · ru пра́вка (act of correcting) · be карэ́кцыя (substitution for an error or mistake) · ja 修正 (substitution for an error or mistake) · ro corecție (punishment) · he תִּקּוּן (act of correcting) · bg попра́вка (act of correcting) · la correctio (act of correcting) · fi korjaaminen (act of correcting) · crh tüzetme (act of correcting) · lb Korrektur (act of correcting) · bg коре́кция (amount or quantity added or subtracted so as to correct) · sw marekebisho (amount or quantity added or subtracted so as to correct) · ja 訂正 (substitution for an error or mistake) · nl verbetering (substitution for an error or mistake) · yi תּקנה (substitution for an error or mistake) · he תיקון (act of correcting) · sw marekebisho (substitution for an error or mistake) · ru корре́кция (act of correcting) · be выпраўле́нне (act of correcting) · fi oikaisu (substitution for an error or mistake) · bg наказа́ние (punishment) · ar تَصْحِيح (act of correcting) · sl poprávek (substitution for an error or mistake) · nl correctie (substitution for an error or mistake) · lb Verbesserung (act of correcting) · pt correção (act of correcting) · bg коре́кция (act of correcting) · ms pembetulan (act of correcting) · hu büntetés (punishment) · de Korrektur (amount or quantity added or subtracted so as to correct) · uk покара́ння (punishment) · ja 訂正 (act of correcting) · be папра́ўка (act of correcting) · ru исправле́ние (act of correcting) · fa تصحیح (act of correcting) · ja 修正 (act of correcting) · de Korrektur (act of correcting) · fi korjaus (decline in a stock market price) · hu korrekció (act of correcting) · hu kiigazítás (act of correcting) · ru корректи́рование (act of correcting) · ru наказа́ние (punishment) · de Verbesserung (act of correcting) · es corrección (act of correcting) · oc correccion (act of correcting) · it correzione (substitution for an error or mistake) · hu fegyelmezés (punishment) · eo puno (punishment) · hi संशोधन (act of correcting) · ru взыска́ние (punishment) · ko 정정 (act of correcting) · pt correção (substitution for an error or mistake) · cs oprava (substitution for an error or mistake) · nb rettelse (act of correcting)