Etymology

errata

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Today it means: An added page in a printed work where errors which are discovered after printing and their corrections (corrigenda) are listed. Full definition →

Latin errāta
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromerrāta“mistaken things, mistakes”
  2. English todayerrata

Borrowed from Latin errāta (“mistaken things, mistakes”), neuter plural of errātus (“mistaken”).

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