correction
noun
cor·rec·tion
kə-ˈrek-shən 
1
: the action or an instance of correcting: such as
a
b
: rebuke, punishment
c
: a bringing into conformity with a standard
d
: neutralization, counteraction
correction of acidity
2
: a decline in market price or business activity following and counteracting a rise
3
a
: something substituted in place of what is wrong
marking corrections on the students' papers
b
: a quantity applied by way of correcting (as for adjustment of an instrument)
4
: the treatment and rehabilitation of offenders through a program involving penal custody, parole, and probation
also
: the administration of such treatment as a matter of public policy
—usually used in plural
Examples of correction in a Sentence
The teacher marked corrections on his students' tests.
Please make corrections before handing in your compositions.
the correction of your mistakes
people in need of vision correction
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That report evaluated states based on 71 metrics across eight categories: health care, education, economy, infrastructure, opportunity, fiscal stability, crime and corrections, and natural environment.
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Then there’s the sharp but hyperactive steering, which makes the car difficult to place, forcing mid-corner corrections.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
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Abigail Adams, People.com, 18 July 2025
The film’s warm tones take the form of a mid-2000s orange wash, harkening back to a time when digital color correction was the hot new tool, but action filmmakers hadn’t quite figured how to modulate it.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 18 July 2025
That report evaluated states based on 71 metrics across eight categories: health care, education, economy, infrastructure, opportunity, fiscal stability, crime and corrections, and natural environment.
—Ashley Fredde, Idaho Statesman, 17 July 2025
Then there’s the sharp but hyperactive steering, which makes the car difficult to place, forcing mid-corner corrections.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
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“Correction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/correction. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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correction
noun
cor·rec·tion
kə-ˈrek-shən
1
: the action or an instance of correcting
2
: a change that makes something right
3
: punishment intended to correct faults of character or behavior
Medical Definition
correction
noun
cor·rec·tion
kə-ˈrek-shən
: the action or an instance of correcting or neutralizing a harmful or undesirable condition
correction of acidity
correction of visual defects with glasses
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