emendation

emend +‎ -ation

• IPA^(key): /ˌiːmɛnˈdeɪʃən/, /ˌɛmənˈdeɪʃən/, /ɪˌmɛnˈdeɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

emendation (countable and uncountable, plural emendations)

1. The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement.
   • 1922, Virginia Woolf, Jacob's Room, Vintage Classics, paperback edition, page 157

     Then, less melodiously, dissenters of different sects issue a cantankerous emendation.

2. Alteration by editorial criticism, as of a text so as to give a better reading; removal of errors or corruptions from a document.

   The book might be improved by judicious emendations.

• revision

• denominate