emendation
pronunciation
How to pronounce emendation in British English:
UK [ˌi:menˈdeɪʃn]
How to pronounce emendation in American English:
US [ɪˌmɛnˈdeʃən, ˌimɛn-]
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- Noun:
- a correction by emending; a correction resulting from critical editing
Word Origin
- emendation (n.)
- mid-15c., of ways of life; 17c., of texts; from Latin emendationem (nominative emendatio) "a correction, improvement," noun of action from past participle stem of emendare "to free from fault" (see emend).
Example
- 1. Commentators offer various suggestions for emendation , but just how many and just which should the translator adopt ?
- 2. Finally , because of the unconventional nature of the thought and expression , the text often appears to be in need of emendation in order to produce a satisfactory reading .
- 3. Investigation and parameter emendation on the earthquake in weihai , shandong province in 1948 .
- 4. Research on the cnc machining system for dynamic balancing emendation and its key technologies .
- 5. Thus , the recoverable potential of the cbm can be reasonably reflected by the cbm resources calculated through the emendation of the desorption coefficient and isothermal adsorption curve .