"emendation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌiːmɛnˈdeɪʃən/, /ˌɛmənˈdeɪʃən/, /ɪˌmɛnˈdeɪʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-emendation.wav [Southern-England] Forms: emendations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From Middle English emendatioun, from Latin ēmendātiō; equivalent to emend + -ation. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|emendatioun}} Middle English emendatioun, {{der|en|la|ēmendātiō}} Latin ēmendātiō, {{suffix|en|emend|ation}} emend + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} emendation (countable and uncountable, plural emendations)
  1. (uncountable) The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-emendation-en-noun-yrp1RqLH
  2. (countable) Alteration by editorial criticism, as of a text so as to give a better reading; removal of errors or corruptions from a document. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-emendation-en-noun-W1uVobNv
  3. (zoology, taxonomy) An intentional change in the spelling of a scientific name, which is usually not allowed. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Taxonomy, Zoology
    Sense id: en-emendation-en-noun-nl70lPQL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ation Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 7 59 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ation: 27 9 64 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: revision

Inflected forms

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