emendation
The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faultyThe act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement.
Значення
значень: 3(незлічуване)The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement.
(злічуване)Alteration by editorial criticism, as of a text so as to give a better reading; removal of errors or corruptions from a document.
The book might be improved by judicious emendations.
(злічуване, незлічуване)An intentional change in the spelling of a scientific name, which is usually not allowed.
The genus name Uramyia is an unjustified emendation of Uramya even though it uses a better transliteration of the Greek word μυῖα.
- a correction by emending; a correction resulting from critical editing
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мов: 1Походження
From Middle English emendatioun, from Latin ēmendātiō; equivalent to emend + -ation. PieceFrom Middle English emendatioun, from Latin ēmendātiō; equivalent to emend + -ation. Piecewise doublet of amendation.
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множина: emendations| Однина | emendation |
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