(ˌ)ēˌmenˈdāshən, ˌēmən-, ˌeˌmen-, ˌemə-, ə̇ˌmen- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English emendatioun, from Latin emendation-, emendatio, from emendatus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act of emending : correction
2.
a. : corrections or alterations made in the emending (as of a text)
a manuscript full of emendations
b. : the word or the matter substituted for incorrect or unsuitable matter in an emended work
I have retained all such emendations — Bernard De Voto
3. obsolete : compensation
4.
a. : an alteration of the spelling of a taxonomic name
Agchylostoma is an invalid emendation of Ancylostoma
b. : a redefinition of a taxon that alters the composition of that taxon
many taxonomists reject any emendation of Compositae that puts the thistles in a separate family