Correction
/kəˈrɛkʃən/
Definitions
3 meaningsThe act of making something right or accurate.
/kəˈrɛkʃən/
The act of correcting something.
The editor made several corrections to the manuscript.
💡 Simply: Imagine you misspelled a word. A correction is like fixing it to make it right! It's like when you erase a mistake and write the correct thing.
👶 For kids: When you fix something that's wrong, like a mistake in your drawing or in your writing.
More Examples
The company issued a correction after releasing the inaccurate financial report.
The instructor provided specific corrections on the student's presentation slides.
How It's Used
"The teacher made corrections to the student's essay."
"The finance department requested a correction to the invoice."
Something that has been changed or altered to be accurate.
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Something that is corrected.
The document contained many handwritten corrections.
💡 Simply: It’s the part of a document or a problem that has been fixed. It’s what's right after you change something.
👶 For kids: The right way to do something after you have fixed a mistake.
More Examples
The student made the necessary corrections to his math homework.
Please review the corrections made in the last draft of the proposal.
How It's Used
"The proofreader marked several corrections on the document."
"The professor's answer key contained the corrections for the exam."
Punishment or discipline.
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The judge sentenced the criminal to a term of correction.
💡 Simply: It's when someone is punished or disciplined to improve their behaviour or correct a wrong action.
👶 For kids: When you get in trouble and have to do something to make it better.
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The purpose of the correctional system is to rehabilitate offenders.
The institution's primary objective is to offer correction to offenders.
How It's Used
"He served time in a correctional facility."
Idioms & expressions
Correctional facility
A place where people are confined as punishment for crimes.
"He was sent to a correctional facility for his crimes."
Make a correction
To fix or rectify an error.
"I need to make a correction to the report before submitting it."
From Middle English correccioun, from Old French correccion, from Latin corrēctiō ('a setting straight, improvement'), from corrēctus, past participle of corrigō ('I set straight, correct').
The word 'correction' has been used since the 14th century to describe the act of making something right.
Memory tip
Think of 'rectify' or 'fix.' A correction straightens things out.