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Emendation
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement.
(2):
(n.) Alteration by editorial criticism, as of a text so as to give a better reading; removal of errors or corruptions from a document; as, the book might be improved by judicious emendations.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Emendation'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/e/emendation.html. 1828.