emendation

American  

[ee-muhn-dey-shuhn, em-uhn-] / ˌi mənˈdeɪ ʃən, ˌɛm ən- /

noun

1. a correction or change, as of a text.

2. the act of emending.

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emendation British  

/ ˌiːmɛnˈdeɪʃən, ɪˈmɛndətərɪ, -trɪ /

noun

1. a correction or improvement in a text

2. the act or process of emending

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Other Word Forms

• emendator noun
• emendatory adjective
• nonemendation noun

Etymology

Origin of emendation

1530–40; < Latin ēmendātiōn- (stem of ēmendātiō ), equivalent to ēmendāt ( us ) ( emendate ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

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

These letters often included a handwritten emendation of grief or praise.

From Slate • Oct. 17, 2017

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