emendation

[ ee-muh n-dey-shuh n, em-uh n- ]

/ ˌi mənˈdeɪ ʃən, ˌɛm ən- /

a correction or change, as of a text.

the act of emending.

Origin of emendation

1530–40; < Latin ēmendātiōn- (stem of ēmendātiō), equivalent to ēmendāt(us) (see emendate) + -iōn- -ion

e·men·da·to·ry

[ih-men-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ɪˈmɛn dəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective non·e·men·da·tion, noun

Markland's emendation has been unanimously adopted by the later editors.

The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. |Euripides
This passage may, in my opinion, be very easily understood, without any emendation.

Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies |Samuel Johnson
Reiske's emendation, ‛οσια for ‛οια, seems deserving of admission.

The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. |Euripides
The text is based on an emendation of Graetz, following the Syriac.

Expositor's Bible: The Book of Jeremiah |William Henry Bennett

Hanmer's emendation of moss'd for 'moist' has been generally and justly received.

The Shakespeare-Expositor: An Aid to the Perfect Understanding of Shakespeare's Plays |Thomas Keightley

emendation

/ (ˌiːmɛnˈdeɪʃən) /

a correction or improvement in a text

the act or process of emending

emendator, noun emendatory (ɪˈmɛndətərɪ, -trɪ), adjective