Definition of Emendation

Em`en`da´tion
n.1.The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement.
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.


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correction, rectification


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