erratum

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

/ ɪˈrɑ təm, ɪˈreɪ-, ɪˈræt əm /

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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.

RELATED WORDS

error, mistake, typo

Nearby words

errantly, errantry, errare humanum est, errata, erratic, erratum, errhine, erring, erringly, errol, erron.

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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Examples from the Web for erratum

An erratum, ever to be regretted, is certainly quite unexpected, on a gravestone.
Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2)|A Sexton of the Old School
So, for once, M. Michelet has an erratum to enter upon the fly-leaf of his book in presentation copies.
The English Mail-Coach and Joan of Arc|Thomas de Quincey
The erratum noted after the list of illustrations has been fixed.
A Civil Servant in Burma|Herbert Thirkel White
Yet all this terrible reproach is only founded on an Erratum!
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3)|Isaac D'Israeli

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

/ (ɪˈrɑːtəm) /

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

erratum

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