erratum

American  

[ih-rah-tuhm, ih-rey-, ih-rat-uhm] / ɪˈrɑ təm, ɪˈreɪ-, ɪˈræt əm /

noun

plural

errata

1. an error in writing or printing.

2. 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.

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erratum British  

/ ɪˈrɑːtəm /

noun

1. an error in writing or printing

2. another name for corrigendum

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Usage

See errata.

Etymology

Origin of erratum

1580–90; < Latin, noun use of errātum wandered, erred, strayed (neuter past participle of errāre ). See err, -ate ¹

Example Sentences

I think his social media followers will instead shout, “Holy erratum, Batman.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 1, 2019

But in an erratum issued by the journal, first reported by Retraction Watch, the authors said those two findings were “exactly reversed.”

From Washington Times • Jun. 11, 2016

Considering the many plausible underlying explanations for the original findings, the erratum is a healthy reminder of how easy it is for us to construct just-so stories, and to embrace studies that confirm our assumptions.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 11, 2016

“That’s another error in this publication and I’ve submitted an erratum to the publisher,” Thorp said.

From MSNBC • Jun. 10, 2014

The Attorney-General, on the part of the crown, put in the usual plea, or joinder in error—"In nullo est erratum;" Anglicè, that "there is no error in the record."

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844 by Various