correction
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noun \kə-ˈrek-shən\Definition of CORRECTION
1
: the action or an instance of correcting: as a : amendment, rectification b : rebuke, punishment c : a bringing into conformity with a standard d : neutralization, counteraction <correction of acidity>
2
: a decline in market price or business activity following and counteracting a rise
3
a : something substituted in place of what is wrong <marking corrections on the students' papers> b : a quantity applied by way of correcting (as for adjustment of an instrument)
4
: the treatment and rehabilitation of offenders through a program involving penal custody, parole, and probation; also : the administration of such treatment as a matter of public policy —usually used in plural
— cor·rec·tion·al \-shnəl, -shə-nəl\ adjective
See Examples of CORRECTION
- The teacher marked corrections on his students' tests.
- Please make corrections before handing in your compositions.
- the correction of your mistakes
- people in need of vision correction
First Known Use of CORRECTION
14th century
Related to CORRECTION
- Synonyms
- amendment, emendation
Rhymes with CORRECTION
abjection, advection, affection, bisection, collection, complexion, confection, connection, convection, cross section, C-section, defection, deflection, dejection, detection, direction, ejection, election, erection, infection, inflection, injection, inspection, midsection, objection, perfection, prelection, projection, protection, refection, reflection, rejection, resection, selection, subjection, subsection, trajection, transection, trisection
cor·rec·tion
noun \kə-ˈrek-shən\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of CORRECTION
: the action or an instance of correcting or neutralizing a harmful or undesirable condition <correction of acidity> <correction of visual defects with glasses>
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