Etymology

corrigendum

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Today it means: An error that is to be corrected in a printed work after publication. Full definition →

Latin corrigendum
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromcorrigendum
  2. English todaycorrigendum

From Latin corrigendum, nominative neuter singular of corrigendus, the future passive participle (gerundive) of corrigō (“to correct”).

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