# emendation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌiːmɛnˈdeɪʃən/

## Definitions
1. The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement.
2. Alteration by editorial criticism, as of a text so as to give a better reading; removal of errors or corruptions from a document.
3. An intentional change in the spelling of a scientific name, which is usually not allowed.

## Etymology
From Middle English emendatioun, from Latin ēmendātiō; equivalent to emend + -ation. Piecewise doublet of amendation.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/emendation