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The correct spelling is correction.
How to pronounce correction
/kəˈɹɛkʃən/
nounIPA: /kəˈɹɛkʃən/
Say it like: Cor-rec-sho-n
The correct spelling is correction. The act of correcting. For example: "I have four T-80 tanks at grid Three-niner-niner-four-eight-eight, Correction: Grid Three niner-niner-four-eight-five. How copy? Over."
Usage Examples
“I have four T-80 tanks at grid Three-niner-niner-four-eight-eight, Correction: Grid Three niner-niner-four-eight-five. How copy? Over.”
Definition
noun
- 1.The act of correcting.
- 2.A substitution for an error or mistake.
- 3.Punishment that is intended to rehabilitate an offender.
- 4.An amount or quantity of something added or subtracted so as to correct.
- 5.A decline in a stock market price after a large rise.
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