correction
/kəˈɹɛkʃən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.95 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An amount or quantity of something added or subtracted so as to correct.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A decline in a stock market price after a period of rises. Often operationally defined as a market value drop of 10% or more on some specific stock market index.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
a station's indication that previous information was incorrect and will continue with correct information from the last correct transmitted
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
Etymology
From Middle English correccioun, correction, from Old French correccion (French correction), from Latin corrēctiō. Doublet of correctio.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: correccioun, correccion, corrēctiō