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corrigendum

 
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cor·ri·gen·dum

(kôr'ə-jĕn'dəm, kŏr'-) pronunciation
n., pl., -da (-də).
  1. An error to be corrected, especially a printer's error.
  2. corrigenda A list of errors in a book along with their corrections.

[Latin, neuter gerundive of corrigere, to correct. See correct.]


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meaning 'something that should be corrected', is normally used in its plural form corrigenda.

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an error in a printed work discovered after printing and shown with its correction on a separate sheet
 
 

 

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