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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Two particularly puzzling behaviors have long intrigued scientists: rectification and gating.
From Science Daily • Nov. 11, 2025
Of the 13,795 identified accident-prone "black spots", only 5,036 have undergone long-term rectification.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2025
"I am pleased that this matter will now be concluded by way of rectification," Sunak added.
From Reuters • Aug. 23, 2023
Ant Group said in a statement that it “has been conducting business rectification proactively since 2020” and that it would “comply with the terms of the penalty in all earnestness and sincerity.”
From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2023
But by then her acceptance of her fate was so deep that she was not even upset by the certainty that all possibilities of rectification were closed to her.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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