Defenition of the word correction
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Defenition of the word correction
- The act of correcting.
- treatment of a specific defect; "the correction of his vision with eye glasses"
- something substituted for an error
- a rebuke for making a mistake
- the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake
- a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure
- the act of punishing; "the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received"
- the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
- a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases; "market runups are invariably followed by a correction"
- treatment of a specific defect
- the act of punishing
- a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases
Synonyms for the word correction
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- adjustment
- alteration
- amendment
- chastening
- chastisement
- correcting
- discipline
- fudge factor
- improvement
- modification
- rectification
- tweak
Similar words in the correction
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- correction
- correction's
- correctional
Hyponyms for the word correction
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- amendment
- compensation
- emendation
- erasure
- fusion
- recompense
- redress
- remediation
- remedy
- retribution
- spanking
- spinal fusion
Hypernyms for the word correction
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- dip
- drop
- editing
- fall
- free fall
- improvement
- indefinite quantity
- penalisation
- penalization
- penalty
- punishment
- rebuke
- redaction
- reprehension
- reprimand
- reproof
- reproval
- therapy
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