rectification
Americannoun
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the act of rectifying, or the fact of being rectified.
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Astrology. the method by which the known times of major events in one's life are used to determine an unknown time of birth.
Etymology
Origin of rectification
1425–75; late Middle English; < Middle French < Late Latin rectificātiōn-, stem of rectificātiō. See rectify, -fication
Example Sentences
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"An issue was identified, a rectification was instructed and that is taking place," he told the Commons defence committee.
From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025
The new detection method combined the traditional vertical hydrodynamic nonlinear rectification effect of 2D plasmons with the addition of a vertical diode-current nonlinearity.
From Science Daily • Dec. 28, 2023
"Foxconn's subsidiaries are obliged to actively cooperate with audits and investigations, and if there are indeed violations of laws and regulations, they should admit mistakes and accept penalties and step up rectification," Zhang said.
From Reuters • Oct. 22, 2023
Around the time Ant announced the change in control, Guo Shuqing, the Communist Party secretary at the People’s Bank of China, said the so-called rectification campaign into the biggest technology companies was “basically complete.”
From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2023
On occasion he had even been entrusted with the rectification of the Times leading articles, which were written entirely in Newspeak.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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