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(uncountable) The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement.

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emendation

Source Word

emendation

IPA(Pronunciation)

Noun

uncountable countable

(uncountable) The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement.

Japanese Meaning

訂正（誤りや欠点を改め、より良くする行為） / 修正（誤っている部分を正しく直すこと） / 改善（誤りを正しより良くすること）

The editor's emendation improved the manuscript's clarity without altering the author's voice.

編集者の修正は、著者の文体を変えずに原稿の明確さを向上させた。

Sense（1）

(uncountable) The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement.

Sense（2）

The book might be improved by judicious emendations.

Sense（3）

(zoology, taxonomy) An intentional change in the spelling of a scientific name, which is usually not allowed.

emendations

（ plural ）