CORRECTION


Meaning of CORRECTION in English

cor ‧ rec ‧ tion /kəˈrekʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ correction , ↑ correctness , ↑ corrective ; adjective : ↑ correct ≠ ↑ incorrect , ↑ corrective ; verb : ↑ correct ; adverb : ↑ correctly ≠ ↑ incorrectly ]

1 . [countable] a change made in something in order to make it right or better:

I just need to make a few corrections, and then we can send it to the printer.

2 . [uncountable] spoken used to say that what you have just said is wrong and you want to change it:

That will basically cover 50 ... correction 60 percent of all charges.

3 . [uncountable] the act of changing something in order to make it right or better:

Please hand in your papers for correction.

4 . [uncountable] old-fashioned punishment for people who have done something wrong or illegal

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.