erratum

[ ih-rah-tuhm, ih-rey-, ih-rat-uhm ]

noun

, plural er·ra·ta [ih-, rah, -t, uh, ih-, rey, -, ih-, rat, -, uh].

1. an error in writing or printing.
2. a statement of an error and its correction inserted, usually on a separate page or slip of paper, in a book or other publication; corrigendum.

erratum

/ ɪˈrɑːtəm /

noun

1. an error in writing or printing
2. another name for corrigendum

Usage Note

See errata.

Word History and Origins

Origin of erratum¹

1580–90; < Latin, noun use of errātum wandered, erred, strayed (neuter past participle of errāre ). See err, -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of erratum¹

C16: from Latin: mistake, from errāre to err

Example Sentences

It was printed by Frbels at Rudolstadt in 1818; and is unblemished by a single erratum, so far as I have been able to detect one.

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In this Project Gutenberg eText the erratum has been applied.

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The proposition will no longer be 'in nullo est erratum,' but that the error is not—universal.

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Line 109: “magick” substituted for “mighty” as specified in the erratum notice.

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This small erratum of nature, this insectiverous insignificance, had no place125 or function there.

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