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n. amendment, making right; punishment, discipline

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Noun
1. the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
(synonym) rectification
(hypernym) improvement
(hyponym) redress, remedy, remediation
(derivation) correct, rectify, right
2. a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure
(synonym) fudge factor
(hypernym) indefinite quantity
3. something substituted for an error
(hypernym) editing, redaction
(hyponym) erasure
4. a rebuke for making a mistake
(synonym) chastening, chastisement
(hypernym) rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand
5. a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases; "market runups are invariably followed by a correction"
(hypernym) drop, dip, fall, free fall
6. the act of punishing; "the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received"
(synonym) discipline
(hypernym) punishment, penalty, penalization, penalisation
(hyponym) spanking
(derivation) discipline, correct, sort out
7. treatment of a specific defect; "the correction of his vision with eye glasses"
(hypernym) therapy
(hyponym) fusion, spinal fusion


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correction
nf. correction, marking; editing, emendation; updating (Computers)

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n. oprava