emendation

[ ee-muhn-dey-shuhn, em-uhn- ]

noun

1. a correction or change, as of a text.
2. the act of emending.

emendation

/ ˌiːmɛnˈdeɪʃən; ɪˈmɛndətərɪ; -trɪ /

noun

1. a correction or improvement in a text
2. the act or process of emending

Derived Forms

• emendatory, adjective
• ˈemenˌdator, noun

Other Words From

• e·men·da·to·ry [ih-, men, -d, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
• none·men·dation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of emendation¹

1530–40; < Latin ēmendātiōn- (stem of ēmendātiō ), equivalent to ēmendāt ( us ) ( emendate ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

The suggested emendation satisfies the conditions, and makes better sense.

From Project Gutenberg

Giffords emendation to lived for the sake of grammatical regularity, which is followed by all later editors, is unwarranted.

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The translation of this line is founded solely on a conjectural emendation of the text.

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One instance, though practically certain, is the result of conjectural emendation.

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It was not what Caroline meant to say, but she accepted the emendation, with just the slightest air of deprecation.

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