emendation

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(ē′men dā′s̸hən, -mən-; also em′en-, -ən-)

noun

  1. the act of emending
  2. correction or change made in a text, as in an attempt to restore the original reading

Origin: ME emendacioun < L emendatio

See emendation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The act of emending.
  2. An alteration intended to improve: textual emendations made by the editor.

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