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correction

3 entries found.

Main Entry:
cor·rec·tion 
          Listen to the pronunciation of correction
Pronunciation:
\kə-ˈrek-shən\
Function:
noun
Date:
14th century
1: the action or an instance of correcting: as a: amendment, rectification b: rebuke, punishment c: a bringing into conformity with a standard d: neutralization, counteraction <correction of acidity> 2: a decline in market price or business activity following and counteracting a rise3 a: something substituted in place of what is wrong <marking corrections on the students' papers> b: a quantity applied by way of correcting (as for adjustment of an instrument)4: the treatment and rehabilitation of offenders through a program involving penal custody, parole, and probation ; also : the administration of such treatment as a matter of public policy —usually used in plural
cor·rec·tion·al 
          Listen to the pronunciation of correctional \-shnəl, -shə-nəl\ adjective


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