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correctie.

a correction, rectification

9 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌkɔˈrɛk.si/
  1. a correction, rectification

    feminine
  2. the action or process of correcting

    feminine
  3. a punishment, sanction

    feminine
  4. a penal facility, notably a military stockade; house of correction

    feminine · metonymically
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch correctie, from Middle French correction, from Latin corrēctiō, 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.

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