erratum

UK: /ɪˈrɑːtəm/ US: (i rä′təm, i rā′-, i rat′əm)

Inflections of 'erratum' (n): npl: errata

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

er•ra•tum  (i rä′təm, i rā′-, i rat′əm), n., pl. -ta (-tə). 

1. Printing, Literature an error in writing or printing.
2. Printing, Literature a statement of an error and its correction inserted, usually on a separate page or slip of paper, in a book or other publication;
   corrigendum.

• Latin, noun, nominal use of errātum wandered, erred, strayed (neuter past participle of errāre). See err, -ate¹
• 1580–90

Usage

See errata. 

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erratum / ɪˈrɑːtəm/ noun ( -ta / -tə/)

1. an error in writing or printing
2. another name for corrigendum

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin: mistake, from errāre to err