erration

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noun

Wandering or straying.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:erration.”

OriginLatin errātiō →
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Meanings

nounerration (plural errations)

plural errations

  1. obsoleterareWandering or straying.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:erration.

Origin

  1. Latinerrātiō“wandering”
  2. Englisherration

From Latin errātiō (“wandering”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

erration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erration

MLA

“erration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erration. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “erration,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erration.

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