plural corrections
1
: a change that makes something right, true, accurate, etc.
They ran/published a correction in today's paper. [=there was a statement in the newspaper saying that something printed in an earlier newspaper was not accurate]
The teacher marked corrections on his students' tests.
Please make corrections before handing in your compositions.
2
: the act of making something (such as an error or a bad condition) accurate or better : the act of correcting something
the correction of your mistakes
people in need of vision correction
3
: the act or process of punishing and changing the behavior of people who have committed crimes
(old-fashioned) correction of criminals
(US)
—used to refer to government systems and actions that relate to punishing and dealing with criminalsThe state's overall spending on corrections has increased rapidly in recent years.
the state Department of Corrections
—often used before another nouna corrections officer [=an official in a jail or prison]
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“Correction.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/correction. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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