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Webster 1913 Edition

Emendation

Emˊen-da′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
emendatio
: cf. F.
émendation
.]
1.
The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement.
“He lies in his sin without repentance or emendation.”
Jer. Taylor.
2.
Alteration by editorial criticism, as of a text so as to give a better reading; removal of errors or corruptions from a document;
as, the book might be improved by judicious
emendations
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Emendation

EMENDA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. emendatio.] The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; applied particularly to the correction of errors in writings. When we speak of like and manners, we use amend, amendment, the French orthography.
1.
An alteration for the better; correction of an error or fault.
The last edition of the book contains many emendations.

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