emendation

Definition

The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement.

Etymology

From Middle English emendatioun, from Latin ēmendātiō; equivalent to emend + -ation. Piecewise doublet of amendation.

Example Sentences

• "‘Aye, aye,’ quoth she, and it will be observed that no emendation whatever is necessary to be made in these two initiative remarks, ‘Aye, aye! […]"
• "Then, less melodiously, dissenters of different sects issue a cantankerous emendation."
• "The book might be improved by judicious emendations."