corrigendum

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌkɒrɪˈdʒɛndəm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kôr′i jendəm, kor′-)

Inflections of 'corrigendum' (n): npl: corrigenda

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
cor•ri•gen•dum  (kôr′i jendəm, kor′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -da (-də).USA pronunciation 
  1. Printingan error to be corrected, esp. an error in print.
  2. Printing corrigenda, a list of corrections of errors in a book or other publication.
  • Latin: literally, (something) to be corrected (neuter gerund, gerundive of corrigere); see correct
  • 1840–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
corrigendum / ˌkɒrɪˈdʒɛndəm/ ( -da / -də/)
  1. an error to be corrected
  2. Also called: erratum (sometimes plural) a slip of paper inserted into a book after printing, listing errors and corrections
Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin: that which is to be corrected, from corrigere to correct
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