errata
[ ih-rah-tuh, ih-rey-, ih-rat-uh ]
/ ɪˈrɑ tə, ɪˈreɪ-, ɪˈræt ə /
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noun
plural of erratum.
a list of errors and their corrections inserted, usually on a separate page or slip of paper, in a book or other publication; corrigenda.
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Origin of errata
First recorded in 1625–35
usage note for errata
Errata is originally the plural of the singular Latin noun erratum. Like many such borrowed nouns ( agenda; candelabra ), it came by the mid-17th century to be used as a singular noun, meaning “a list of errors or corrections to be made (in a book).” Despite objections by some to this singular use, it is common in standard English: The errata begins on page 237. When errata clearly means “errors,” it takes plural verbs and pronouns: Although errata were frequent in the first printing, most of them were corrected in subsequent printings. As a singular noun, errata has developed an English plural form erratas, which is rarely used.
Words nearby errata
errand, errand boy, errant, errantry, errare humanum est, errata, erratic, erratum, errhine, Er Rif, erring
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