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Meaning of 'correction' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Correction [ n.]
- The act of correcting, or making that right which was wrong; change for the better; amendment; rectification, as of an erroneous statement.
- The act of reproving or punishing, or that which is intended to rectify or to cure faults; punishment; discipline; chastisement.
- That which is substituted in the place of what is wrong; an emendation; as, the corrections on a proof sheet should be set in the margin.
- Abatement of noxious qualities; the counteraction of what is inconvenient or hurtful in its effects; as, the correction of acidity in the stomach.
- An allowance made for inaccuracy in an instrument; as, chronometer correction; compass correction.

Meaning of 'correction' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . correction [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases
Example in sentence:
  • market runups are invariably followed by a correction
Meaning (2):
- treatment of a specific defect
Example in sentence:
  • the correction of his vision with eye glasses
Meaning (3):
- the act of disciplining
Example in sentence:
  • the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received

Nearby Words:

cor cor- cor/niculate cora coracle coracoid corage coral coral fish coral-rag

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