Meanings
plural corrigenda
- An error that is to be corrected in a printed work after publication.
Synonyms: erratum
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn error that is to be corrected in a printed work after publication.
nounA list of errors in a printed work as a separate page of corrections. (The items thus listed will sometimes be corrected in subsequent print runs, if any occur; they are then called reprint corrections.)
Origin
- Latincorrigendum
- Englishcorrigendum
From Latin corrigendum, nominative neuter singular of corrigendus, the future passive participle (gerundive) of corrigō (“to correct”).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian печатна грешка
- печатна грешка (pečatna greška)error that is to be corrected in a printed work
Catalan errata
- errataerror that is to be corrected in a printed work
Chinese Mandarin 勘誤 /勘误, 刊誤 /刊误
- 勘誤 /勘误 (kānwù)error that is to be corrected in a printed work
- 刊誤 /刊误 (kānwù)error that is to be corrected in a printed work
Dutch erratum
- erratumerror that is to be corrected in a printed work
Esperanto eraro, preseraro
- eraroerror that is to be corrected in a printed work
- preseraroerror that is to be corrected in a printed work
Estonian trükiviga
- trükivigaerror that is to be corrected in a printed work
Finnish painovirhe
- painovirheerror that is to be corrected in a printed work
French erratum, coquille
- erratumerror that is to be corrected in a printed work
- coquilleerror that is to be corrected in a printed work
German Erratum
- Erratumerror that is to be corrected in a printed work
Greek διορθωτικό, παρόραμα
- διορθωτικό (diorthotikó)error that is to be corrected in a printed work
- παρόραμα (parórama)error that is to be corrected in a printed work
- αβλέπτημα (avléptima)error that is to be corrected in a printed work
Hindi शुद्धिपत्र
- शुद्धिपत्र (śuddhipatra)error that is to be corrected in a printed work
Irish earráid
- earráiderror that is to be corrected in a printed work
Italian refuso
- refusoerror that is to be corrected in a printed work
Norwegian erratum
- erratumerror that is to be corrected in a printed work
Polish korekta, błąd druku
- korektaerror that is to be corrected in a printed work
- błąd drukuerror that is to be corrected in a printed work
Portuguese errata
- errataerror that is to be corrected in a printed work
Russian исправленная опеча́тка, опеча́тка
- исправленная опеча́тка (ispravlennaja opečátka)error that is to be corrected in a printed work
- опеча́тка (opečátka)error that is to be corrected in a printed work
- попра́вка (poprávka)error that is to be corrected in a printed work
Spanish errata, gazapo
- errataerror that is to be corrected in a printed work
- gazapoerror that is to be corrected in a printed work
- yerroerror that is to be corrected in a printed work
Swedish erratum, corrigendum
- erratumerror that is to be corrected in a printed work
- corrigendumerror that is to be corrected in a printed work
- rättelseerror that is to be corrected in a printed work
Tamil பதிப்பில் தவறு
- பதிப்பில் தவறு (patippil tavaṟu)error that is to be corrected in a printed work
Cite this entry
corrigendum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corrigendum
“corrigendum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corrigendum. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corrigendum,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corrigendum.
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