- [countable] correction (to something) a change that makes something more accurate than it was before
- I've made a few small corrections to your report.
- The paper had to publish a correction to the story.
Extra Examples- I've got to make one or two small corrections to the text before it's finished.
- Make any necessary corrections before the text is printed.
- Now is the time to make any course corrections.
- These stock-market corrections were expected.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- minor
- small
- necessary
- …
- make
- need
- require
- …
- fluid
- for correction
- correction to
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- [uncountable] the act or process of correcting something
- There are some programming errors that need correction.
Extra Examples- The work was returned to the student for correction.
- in-flight course correction
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- minor
- small
- necessary
- …
- make
- need
- require
- …
- fluid
- for correction
- correction to
- [uncountable] (old-fashioned) punishment
- the correction of young offenders
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin correctio(n-), from corrigere ‘make straight, bring into order’, from cor- ‘together’ + regere ‘guide’.
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