correction
🇺🇸
/kəˈrekʃn/
🇬🇧
/kəˈrekʃn/
noun
C1
a change to fix an error
The newspaper printed a correction for the mistake.
C1
the act of fixing errors
The code needs correction before it works properly.
R
punishment to improve behavior
The correction of young offenders helps them learn.
interjection
R
used to correct what you just said
I need a correction—I meant to say yes, not no.
translation
a change to fix an error; the act of fixing errors; punishment to improve behavior
used to correct what you just said
Word Forms
Plural
corrections