emendation
Americannoun
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a correction or improvement in a text
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the act or process of emending
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Etymology
Origin of emendation
1530–40; < Latin ēmendātiōn- (stem of ēmendātiō ), equivalent to ēmendāt ( us ) ( see emendate) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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Harman’s emendation explains why the nomad does not have knowledge and accounts for the intuition that the man in Russell’s case does not actually know what time it is.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
And if people are starting from the original text, as soon as you throw in a bracketed emendation, you’ve made it impossible for them to find your work through an exact-quote search.
From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2021
Nor would any textual emendation be required to make the point.
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2017
Rather, there is rhetoric, history and mythology, which memorials attempt to fix in some kind of permanent form, beyond emendation or contradiction.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 21, 2016
I had once suggested a textual emendation in class, and he had given me a queer look.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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