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===Alternative forms===
===Alternative forms===
* {{l|en|correxion}} {{qualifier|obsolete}}
* {{alt|en|correxion||obsolete}}


===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From {{inh|en|enm|correccioun}}, {{m|enm|correction}}, from {{der|en|fro|correccion}} (French {{m|fr|correction}}), from {{der|en|la|corrēctiō}}. {{doublet|en|correctio}}.
From {{inh|en|enm|correccioun}}, {{m|enm|correction}}, from {{der|en|fro|correccion}} ({{cog|fr|correction}}), from {{der|en|la|corrēctiō}}. {{doublet|en|correctio}}.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/kəˈɹɛkʃən/}}
* {{IPA|en|/kəˈɹɛkʃən/}}
* {{audio|en|En-us-correction.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{audio|en|En-us-correction.ogg|a=US}}
* {{hyphenation|en|cor|rec|tion}}
* {{hyphenation|en|cor|rec|tion}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɛkʃən|s=3}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɛkʃən|s=3}}
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# A [[substitution]] for an [[error]] or [[mistake]].
# A [[substitution]] for an [[error]] or [[mistake]].
# {{lb|en|chiefly|in plural}} [[punishment|Punishment]] that is [[intended]] to [[rehabilitate]] an [[offender]].
# {{lb|en|chiefly|in plural}} [[punishment|Punishment]] that is [[intended]] to [[rehabilitate]] an [[offender]].
#* {{quote-journal|en|date=29 Dec 73|volume=1|number=28|journal=Gay Community News|page=2|author=David A. DeNeef|title=The Incident At Bridgewater|text=As the facts of the case were investigated, it became apparent that before us was the story of a man whom the entire machinery of law enforcement and '''correction''' had conspired against from the beginning to the end.}}
# An [[amount]] or [[quantity]] of something [[added]] or [[subtracted]] so as to [[correct]].
# An [[amount]] or [[quantity]] of something [[added]] or [[subtracted]] so as to [[correct]].
# A [[decline]] in a [[stock market]] [[price]] after a large [[rise]].
# A [[decline]] in a [[stock market]] [[price]] after a large [[rise]].
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====Derived terms====
====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|en|autocorrection|corflu|correctional|correctioner|correctionist|geocorrection|immunocorrection|incorrection|miscorrection|noncorrection|overcorrection|precorrection|recorrection|undercorrection
{{col3|en
|Bessel's correction
|correction centre
|correction centre
|correction center
|correction center
|correction fluid}}
|correction fluid
|correction paper|oblique correction
|correction tape|colometric correction|correction factor|correction line|correction officer|correction tape|gamma correction|Heckman correction|house of correction|political correction|under correction
}}


====Translations====
====Translations====
{{trans-top|act of correcting}}
{{trans-top|act of correcting}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|تصحيح}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|تَصْحِيح|m}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ուղղում}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ուղղում}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|выпраўле́нне|n}}, {{t|be|папра́ўка|f}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|выпраўле́нне|n}}, {{t|be|папра́ўка|f}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|поправка|f}}, {{t+|bg|корекция|f}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|попра́вка|f}}, {{t+|bg|коре́кция|f}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|correcció|f}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|correcció|f}}
* Chinese:
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|修正|tr=xiūzhèng|sc=Hani}}, {{t+|cmn|校正|tr=jiàozhèng|sc=Hani}}
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|修正|tr=xiūzhèng}}, {{t+|cmn|校正|tr=jiàozhèng}}
* Crimean Tatar: {{t|crh|tüzetme}}
* Crimean Tatar: {{t|crh|tüzetme}}
* Danish: {{t|da|rettelse|c}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|verbetering|f}}, {{t+|nl|correctie|f}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|verbetering|f}}, {{t+|nl|correctie|f}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|korjaus}}, {{t+|fi|korjaaminen}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|korjaus}}, {{t+|fi|korjaaminen}}
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* Greek:
* Greek:
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|διόρθωσις|f}}
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|διόρθωσις|f}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|תיקון|tr=tiqun|m}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|תיקון|tr=tikún|m|alt=תיקון / תִּקּוּן}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|javítás}}, {{t+|hu|helyesbítés}}, {{t|hu|kiigazítás}}, {{t|hu|korrekció}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|javítás}}, {{t+|hu|helyesbítés}}, {{t+|hu|kiigazítás}}, {{t+|hu|korrekció}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|koreksi}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|koreksi}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|ceartú|m}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|ceartú|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|correzione|f}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|correzione|f}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|訂正|tr=ていせい teisei}}, {{t+|ja|修正|tr=しゅうせい shūsei}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|訂正|tr=ていせい teisei}}, {{t+|ja|修正|tr=しゅうせい shūsei}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|정정(訂正)}}, {{t+|ko|보정(補正)}}, {{t+|ko|수정(修訂)}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|정정(訂正)}}, {{t+|ko|보정(補正)}}, {{t+|ko|수정(修訂)}}
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* Norman: {{t|nrf|corrig'gie|f}}
* Norman: {{t|nrf|corrig'gie|f}}
* Norwegian:
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t|nb|korreksjon|m}}
*: Bokmål: {{t|nb|korreksjon|m}}, {{t+|nb|rettelse|m}}, {{t+|nb|retting|m|f}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|korreksjon|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|korreksjon|m}}
* Occitan: {{t+|oc|correccion|f}}
* Occitan: {{t+|oc|correccion|f}}
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* Spanish: {{t+|es|corrección|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|corrección|f}}
* Swahili: {{t+|sw|marekebisho}}
* Swahili: {{t+|sw|marekebisho}}
* Tajik: {{t|tg|тасҳеҳ|sc=Cyrl}}
* Tajik: {{t|tg|тасҳеҳ}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|düzeltme}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|ви́правка|f}}, {{t+|uk|коре́кція|f}}, {{t|uk|попра́вка|f}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|ви́правка|f}}, {{t+|uk|коре́кція|f}}, {{t|uk|попра́вка|f}}
* Walloon: {{t+|wa|ricoridjaedje|m}}, {{t+|wa|coridjaedje|m}}
* Walloon: {{t+|wa|ricoridjaedje|m}}, {{t+|wa|coridjaedje|m}}
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{{trans-top|substitution for an error or mistake}}
{{trans-top|substitution for an error or mistake}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|карэ́кцыя|f}}, {{t|be|выпраўле́нне|n}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|корекция|f}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|коре́кция|f}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|correcció|f}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|correcció|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|oprava|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|oprava|f}}
* Danish: {{t|da|rettelse}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|verbetering|f}}, {{t+|nl|correctie|f}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|verbetering|f}}, {{t+|nl|correctie|f}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|korjaus}}, {{t+|fi|oikaisu}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|korjaus}}, {{t+|fi|oikaisu}}
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* Italian: {{t+|it|correzione|f}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|correzione|f}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|訂正|tr=ていせい teisei}}, {{t+|ja|修正|tr=しゅうせい shūsei}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|訂正|tr=ていせい teisei}}, {{t+|ja|修正|tr=しゅうせい shūsei}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|정정(訂正)}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Norwegian:
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t|nb|rettelse|m}}
*: Bokmål: {{t+|nb|rettelse|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|correção}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|correção}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|корре́кция|f}}, {{t+|ru|исправле́ние|n}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|корре́кция|f}}, {{t+|ru|исправле́ние|n}}
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{{trans-top|punishment}}
{{trans-top|punishment}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|наказание|n}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|наказа́ние|n}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|puno}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|puno}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|rangaistus}}, {{t+|fi|seuraamus}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|rangaistus}}, {{t+|fi|seuraamus}}
* French: {{t+|fr|correction|f}}
* French: {{t+|fr|correction|f}}
* German: {{t|de|Besserungsmaßnahme|f}}
* German: {{t|de|Besserungsmaßnahme|f}}
* Hungarian: {{t|hu|fegyelmezés}}, {{t+|hu|fenyítés}}, {{t+|hu|büntetés}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|fegyelmezés}}, {{t+|hu|fenyítés}}, {{t+|hu|büntetés}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|correzione|f}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|correzione|f}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|矯正|tr=きょうせい kyōsei}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|矯正|tr=きょうせい kyōsei}}
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{{trans-top|amount or quantity added or subtracted so as to correct}}
{{trans-top|amount or quantity added or subtracted so as to correct}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|корекция|f}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|коре́кция|f}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|korjaus}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|korjaus}}
* German: {{t+|de|Korrektur|f}}
* German: {{t+|de|Korrektur|f}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|correzione|f}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|correzione|f}}
* Swahili: {{t+|sw|marekebisho}}
* Swahili: {{t+|sw|marekebisho}}
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* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|корекция|f}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|корекция|f}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|korjaus}}, {{t|fi|korjausliike}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|korjaus}}, {{t|fi|korjausliike}}
{{trans-mid}}
* German: {{t+|de|Korrektur|f}}
* German: {{t+|de|Korrektur|f}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-bottom}}
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===Further reading===
===Further reading===
* {{pedia}}
* {{pedia}}

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==French==
==French==


===Etymology===
===Etymology===
Borrowed from {{bor|fr|la|correctio|corrēctiō, corrēctiōnem}}.
{{bor+|fr|la|corrēctiō|corrēctiōnem}}.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{fr-IPA}}
* {{fr-IPA}}
* {{audio|fr|Fr-correction.ogg|Audio}}
* {{audio|fr|Fr-correction.ogg}}


===Noun===
===Noun===
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# {{l|en|correction}} {{gloss|all senses}}
# {{l|en|correction}} {{gloss|all senses}}
# {{l|en|propriety}} {{gloss|quality of being proper or correct}}
# [[propriety]] {{gloss|quality of being proper or correct}}


====Derived terms====
====Derived terms====
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===Further reading===
===Further reading===
* {{R:TLFi}}
* {{R:fr:TLFi}}

Latest revision as of 23:23, 25 September 2024

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle English correccioun, correction, from Old French correccion (French correction), from Latin corrēctiō. Doublet of correctio.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kəˈɹɛkʃən/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Hyphenation: cor‧rec‧tion
  • Rhymes: -ɛkʃən

Noun

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correction (countable and uncountable, plural corrections)

  1. The act of correcting.
  2. A substitution for an error or mistake.
  3. (chiefly in the plural) Punishment that is intended to rehabilitate an offender.
    • 1973 December 29, David A. DeNeef, “The Incident At Bridgewater”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 28, page 2:
      As the facts of the case were investigated, it became apparent that before us was the story of a man whom the entire machinery of law enforcement and correction had conspired against from the beginning to the end.
  4. An amount or quantity of something added or subtracted so as to correct.
  5. A decline in a stock market price after a large rise.
  6. (procedure word, military) a station's indication that previous information was incorrect and will continue with correct information from the last correct transmitted
    I have four T-80 tanks at grid Three-niner-niner-four-eight-eight, Correction: Grid Three niner-niner-four-eight-five. How copy? Over.

Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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Translations

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Further reading

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin corrēctiōnem.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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correction f (plural corrections)

  1. correction (all senses)
  2. propriety (quality of being proper or correct)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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