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corrigendum

[kawr-i-jen-duh m, kor-]
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noun, plural cor·ri·gen·da [kawr-i-jen-duh] /ˌkɔr ɪˈdʒɛn də/.
  1. an error to be corrected, especially an error in print.
  2. corrigenda, a list of corrections of errors in a book or other publication.

Origin of corrigendum

1840–50; < Latin: literally, (something) to be corrected (neuter gerund of corrigere); see correct
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Related Words for corrigendum

deception, defect, exaggeration, blunder, solecism, erratum, incorrectness, unfaithfulness, miscalculation, wrong, slip, fault, mistake, imprecision, typo, corrigendum, unreliability, howler

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British Dictionary definitions for corrigendum

corrigendum

noun plural -da (-də)
  1. an error to be corrected
  2. Also called: erratum (sometimes plural) a slip of paper inserted into a book after printing, listing errors and corrections

Word Origin for corrigendum

C19: from Latin: that which is to be corrected, from corrigere to correct
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Word Origin and History for corrigendum
n.

1850, from Latin corrigendum (plural corrigenda) "that which is to be corrected," neuter gerundive of corrigere "to correct" (see correct (v.)).

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