Etymology

corrigative

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Today it means: Corrective. Full definition →

Latin corrigō
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  1. Latin · derived fromcorrigō
  2. English todaycorrigative

Ultimately from Latin corrigō (whence standard English words like corrigible) + -ative, via one or more other languages (compare e.g. Hungarian korrigáló).

Words from the same roots

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