Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

correctio

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cor-rec-tio
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The amending of a statement just made by further detailing the meaning.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"This syntactic correctio (self-correction) is not so emphatic as to constitute full ambiguity."

Etymology

From Latin corrēctiō. Doublet of correction.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: corrēctiō

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

epanorthosis metanoia

Questions

What does correctio mean?: The amending of a statement just made by further detailing the meaning.
Where does correctio come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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