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Synonyms for emendatory


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ee-muh n-dey-shuh n, em-uh n-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌi mənˈdeɪ ʃən, ˌɛm ən-



Définition of emendatory

Origin :
  • mid-15c., of ways of life; 17c., of texts; from Latin emendationem (nominative emendatio), noun of action from past participle stem of emendare (see emend).
  • adj corrective
Example sentences :
  • How far it is legitimate, emendatory critics may determine; but by transposing the B and L, the word becomes Sa-lab-ingii.
  • Extract from : « The Ethnology of the British Islands » by Robert Gordon Latham
  • It is, however, sufficient to convey a favourable notion of the acuteness of the writer of the emendatory notes, and nothing more.
  • Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 137, June 12, 1852 » by Various

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