erratum

[ih-rah-tuh m, ih-rey-, ih-rat-uh m]

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noun, plural er·ra·ta [ih-rah-tuh, ih-rey-, ih-rat-uh] /ɪˈrɑ tə, ɪˈreɪ-, ɪˈræt ə/.

an error in writing or printing.

a statement of an error and its correction inserted, usually on a separate page or slip of paper, in a book or other publication; corrigendum.

Origin of erratum

1580–90; < Latin, noun use of errātum wandered, erred, strayed (neuter past participle of errāre). See err, -ate¹

Usage note

See errata.

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Related Words for erratum

error, mistake, typo

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Historical Examples of erratum

Yet all this terrible reproach is only founded on an Erratum!
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3)
Isaac D'Israeli
It must be confessed that this was an accident or misfortune—rather than an Erratum!
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3)
Isaac D'Israeli
Page 78: "Ackermann's" has been corrected in accordance with the Erratum on page xviii.
Mazes and Labyrinths
W. H. Matthews
The erratum noted after the list of illustrations has been fixed.
A Civil Servant in Burma
Herbert Thirkel White
In this Project Gutenberg eText the erratum has been applied.
The Memorials of the Hamlet of Knightsbridge
Henry George Davis

British Dictionary definitions for erratum

erratum

noun plural -ta (-tə)

an error in writing or printing

another name for corrigendum

Word Origin for erratum

C16: from Latin: mistake, from errāre to err

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Word Origin and History for erratum

"list of corrections attached to a printed book," 1580s, from Latin erratum (plural errata), neuter past participle of errare (see err).