rectification
Americannoun
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the act of rectifying, or the fact of being rectified.
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Astrology. the method by which the known times of major events in one's life are used to determine an unknown time of birth.
Etymology
Origin of rectification
1425–75; late Middle English; < Middle French < Late Latin rectificātiōn-, stem of rectificātiō. See rectify, -fication
Example Sentences
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Rectification procedures can include offering advice to the lawmaker, requiring them to apologise or to correct the register of members' financial interests.
From Reuters • Aug. 23, 2023
Plant, etc., for the Distillation and Rectification of Industrial Alcohol.
From The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics by Beech, Franklin
Rectification of the Italian frontier, according to clearly defined lines of nationality.
From Peaceless Europe by Nitti, Francesco Saverio
Rectification and quadrature of the circle have thus been, since the time of Archimedes at least, practically identical problems.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various
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