Etymology

erratum

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Today it means: A published notice reporting an error belatedly discovered in a previous publication. Full definition →

Latin errātum
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromerrātum
  2. English todayerratum

Borrowed from Latin errātum, neuter of errātus (“mistaken”).

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