correction
- correction
cor•rec•tion
[[t]kəˈrɛk ʃən[/t]]
n.
1) something given, done, or proposed as a substitute for what is wrong or inaccurate
2) the act of correcting
3) punishment or chastisement
4) soc Usu., corrections. the various methods, as incarceration, parole, and probation, by which society deals with convicted offenders
5) a quantity applied or other adjustment made in order to increase accuracy, as in the use of an instrument or the solution of a problem
6) ste bus a reversal of the trend of stock prices, esp. temporarily
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Etymology:
1300–50; (< AF) < L
From formal English to slang.
2014.
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correction — [ kɔrɛksjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XIIIe; lat. correctio I ♦ Action de corriger. 1 ♦ Vx Action de corriger, de changer en mieux, de ramener à la règle. ⇒ amélioration, amendement, perfectionnement, réforme. La correction des fautes, des abus. La correction… … Encyclopédie Universelle
correction — CORRECTION. s. fém. Action de corriger. Cela mérite correction. Légère correction. Sévère correction. Rudecorrection. f♛/b] Il se dit Des choses morales et politiques. La correction des défauts. La correction des abus. Cela a besoin de correction … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
correction — Correction. s. f. v. Action par laquelle on corrige. Il se dit des choses morales & politiques. Correction des defauts. correction des abus. cela a besoin de correction. correction d un mauvais usage. correction des moeurs. correction des erreurs … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Correction — Cor*rec tion (k?r r?k sh?n), n. [L. correctio: cf. F. correction.] 1. The act of correcting, or making that right which was wrong; change for the better; amendment; rectification, as of an erroneous statement. [1913 Webster] The due correction of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Correction — may refer to: An euphemism for punishment Correction (newspaper), the posting of a notice of a mistake in a past issue of a newspaper Correction (stock market), in financial markets, a short term price decline Correction (novel), a 1975 novel by… … Wikipedia
correction — mid 14c., action of correcting, from O.Fr. correccion (13c.) correction, amendment; punishment, rebuke, from L. correctionem (nom. correctio), noun of action from correct , pp. stem of corrigere (see CORRECT (Cf. correct)). Meaning chastisement… … Etymology dictionary
correction — cor·rec·tion n 1: a decline in market price or business activity following and counteracting a rise 2: the treatment and rehabilitation of offenders through a program involving penal custody, parole, and probation often used in pl.… … Law dictionary
Correction — (v. lat.), 1) Berichtigung, Besserung, Zurückbringung auf eine Norm, so C. des Barometerstandes, s. u. Barometer; 2) Correction der Gewässer, die Regulirung der Ufer u. Betten von Gewässern nach den von der Natur hierbei vorgeschriebenen Gesetzen … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
correction — [n1] adjustment; fixing alteration, amelioration, amending, amendment, changing, editing, emendation, improvement, indemnification, mending, modification, rectification, redress, reexamination, remodeling, repair, reparation, rereading, revisal,… … New thesaurus
correction — Correction, Emendatio, Correctio. Correction d une escriture, Notae … Thresor de la langue françoyse
Correction — action to eliminate a detected nonconformity (p. 3.6.6 ISO 9000:2005). Источник … Словарь-справочник терминов нормативно-технической документации
