Complete Definition of "correction"

English
Pronunciation
IPA|/k��ɹ�k��n/, SAMPA|/k@"rEkS@n/
Hyphenation: cor·rec·tion

Noun
en-noun

  1. The act of correcting.
  2. A substitution for an error or mistake.
  3. Punishment that is intended to rehabilitate an offender.
  4. An amount or quantity of something added or subtracted so as to correct.
  5. A decline in a stock market price after a large rise.

Translations
trans-top|act of correcting
German: Korrektur f, Berichtigung f
Hebrew: ת�ק�� (tiqun) m
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trans-top|substitution for an error or mistake
German: Korrektur f
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trans-top|punishment
German: Besserungsma�nahme f
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trans-top|amount or quantity added or subtracted so as to correct
German: Korrektur f
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trans-top|decline in a stock market price
German: Korrektur f
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ttbc|Italian: correzione f (1,2,3,4)
ttbc|Japanese: �正, 修正, 校正
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Related terms
correction centre, correction center
correction fluid
hypercorrection

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