emendation
noun
- the act of emending
- correction or change made in a text, as in an attempt to restore the original reading
See emendation in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ĭ-mĕnˌdāˈshən, ēˌmĕn-)
noun- The act of emending.
- An alteration intended to improve: textual emendations made by the editor.
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