Question 1 · Quick check
correction
CEFRB1
/kəˈɹɛkʃən/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A change made to remove a mistake or make something accurate.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA substitution for an error or mistake.
Examples
I've made a correction to the wrong sentence.
He is bad beyond correction.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 1
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsPunishment that is intended to rehabilitate an offender.
The act of correcting.
An amount or quantity of something added or subtracted so as to correct.
More examples
In contextThank you for the correction.
I have four T-80 tanks at grid Three-niner-niner-four-eight-eight, Correction: Grid Three niner-niner-four-eight-five. How copy? Over.
As the facts of the case were investigated, it became apparent that before us was the story of a man whom the entire machinery of law enforcement and correction had conspired against from the beginning to the end.
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Origin
noun
From Middle English correccioun, correction, from Old French correccion (French correction), from Latin corrēctiō. Doublet of correctio.