correctie

Dutch

Etymology

From French correction, from Latin correctio, from corrigere 'to correct, rectify', itself from com- (intensifying prefix, a form of con-) + regere "to lead straight, rule" (from a Proto-Indo-European base *reg- "to move in a straight line; direct, rule, guide"): correct +‎ -ie

Pronunciation

correctie (file)
Hyphenation: cor‧rec‧tie

Noun

correctie f (plural correcties, diminutive correctietje n)

A correction, rectification
The action or process of correcting
A punishment, sanction
(metonymically) A penal facility, notably a military stockade; house of correction

Synonyms

(rectification) verbetering
(correcting) verbeteren n

Derived terms

correctieafdeling (obsolete spelling correctieafdeeling)
correctiewerk n
correctieteken n (obsolete spelling correctieteeken)
correctiewerk n
huis van correctie

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