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Because we are continually growing in the Lord, preachers and lay people alike must be open to the Lord's correction.
Benny Hinn

Meaning of "correction" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CORRECTION

correction  [kəˈrɛkʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CORRECTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Correction is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CORRECTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Correction

Correction may refer to: ▪ A euphemism for punishment ▪ Correction, the posting of a notice of a mistake in a past issue of a newspaper ▪ Correction, in financial markets, a short-term price decline ▪ Correction, a 1975 novel by Thomas Bernhard...

Definition of correction in the English dictionary

The first definition of correction in the dictionary is the act or process of correcting. Other definition of correction is something offered or substituted for an error; an improvement. Correction is also the act or process of punishing; reproof.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CORRECTION


codirection
ˌkəʊdaɪˈrɛkʃən
collection
kəˈlɛkʃən
connection
kəˈnɛkʃən
detection
dɪˈtɛkʃən
direction
dɪˈrɛkʃən
election
ɪˈlɛkʃən
erection
ɪˈrɛkʃən
hypercorrection
ˌhaɪpəkəˈrɛkʃən
indirection
ˌɪndɪˈrɛkʃən
inner-direction
ˈɪnədaɪˌrɛkʃən
inspection
ɪnˈspɛkʃən
insurrection
ˌɪnsəˈrɛkʃən
misdirection
ˈmɪsdɪˈrɛkʃən
porrection
pəˈrɛkʃən
protection
prəˈtɛkʃən
rection
ˈrɛkʃən
redirection
ˌriːdɪˈrɛkʃən
resurrection
ˌrɛzəˈrɛkʃən
section
ˈsɛkʃən
selection
sɪˈlɛkʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CORRECTION

correa
correct
correctable
correctible
correcting fluid
correcting tape
correction fluid
correction tape
correctional
correctional officer
correctioner
correctitude
corrective
correctively
correctly
correctness
corrector
correctory

WORDS THAT END LIKE CORRECTION

accreditation
action
addiction
attraction
auction
construction
course of action
court of competent jurisdiction
destruction
fiction
function
instruction
interaction
introduction
out of action
production
reaction
reduction
reproduction
satisfaction
transaction

Synonyms and antonyms of correction in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CORRECTION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «correction» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of correction

Translation of «correction» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CORRECTION

Find out the translation of correction to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of correction from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «correction» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

改正
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

corrección
570 millions of speakers

English

correction
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सुधार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تَصْحِيح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

исправление
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

correção
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সংশোধন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

correction
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pembetulan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Korrektur
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

訂正
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정정
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Koreksi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự sửa chữa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திருத்தம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुरुस्ती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

düzeltme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

correzione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

poprawka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

виправлення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

corectură
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διόρθωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

regstelling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rättelse
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

korrigering
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of correction

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CORRECTION»

The term «correction» is very widely used and occupies the 7.912 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CORRECTION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «correction» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «correction» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about correction

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10 QUOTES WITH «CORRECTION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word correction.
1
Saint Ambrose
God, who preferred the correction rather than the death of a sinner, did not desire that a homicide be punished by the exaction of another act of homicide.
2
A. R. Ammons
If we ask a vague question, such as, 'What is poetry?' we expect a vague answer, such as, 'Poetry is the music of words,' or 'Poetry is the linguistic correction of disorder.'
3
Kevyn Aucoin
Beauty is about perception, not about make-up. I think the beginning of all beauty is knowing and liking oneself. You can't put on make-up, or dress yourself, or do you hair with any sort of fun or joy if you're doing it from a position of correction.
4
Hosea Ballou
Brevity and conciseness are the parents of correction.
5
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
A reform is a correction of abuses; a revolution is a transfer of power.
6
John Nelson Darby
The Epistle is a correction of profession without life, and most valuable in this respect.
7
John Dykstra
I was involved in the color correction and the digital color correction. In an odd way, you end up making a film many times-the DVD, the archival record of a high-definition master, and so on.
8
Douglas Fairbanks
In taking stock of ourselves, we should not forget that fear plays a large part in the drama of failure. That is the first thing to be dropped. Fear is a mental deficiency susceptible of correction, if taken in hand before it gains an ascendency over us. Fear comes with the thought of failure.
9
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Correction does much, but encouragement does more.
10
Benny Hinn
Because we are continually growing in the Lord, preachers and lay people alike must be open to the Lord's correction.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CORRECTION»

Discover the use of correction in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to correction and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Color Correction Handbook: Professional Techniques for ...
Helpful tips: If you are able to search the book, search for "Where are the lesson files?" Go to the very last page of the book and scroll backwards.
Alexis Van Hurkman, 2010
2
Mid-course correction: toward a sustainable enterprise :The ...
This is the world in which Ray Anderson was reared.
Ray C. Anderson, 1998
3
Sentence Correction: Verbal Preparation Guide
Sentence Correction (1 of the 7 books in Manhattan GMATs Preparation Guide series) takes the guesswork out of grammar by presenting every major grammatical principle and minor grammatical point tested on the GMAT.
Manhattan GMAT, Manhattan GMAT Prep, 2005
4
The Corrections: A Novel
Winner of the 2001 National Book Award for Fiction Nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award An American Library Association Notable Book Jonathan Franzen's third novel, The Corrections, is a great work of art and a grandly ...
Jonathan Franzen, 2001
5
Principles of Deformity Correction: Exercise Workbook
This exercise workbook including an animated CD-ROM accompanies "Principles of Deformity Correction", a comprehensive text on the analysis, planning, and treatment of lower limb deformities in an accessible and instructive format.
Dror Paley, 2003
6
Correction Officer Examination
Complete reviews in reading comprehension, math, memory-testing, modeled after similar exams as they are given in New York City and across the country.
Donald J. Schroeder, Frank A. Lombardo, 2001
7
Color Correction for Video: Using Desktop Tools to Perfect ...
Use color to improve your storytelling, deliver critical emotional cues, and add impact to you videos. This book shows you how to analyze color correction problems and solve them- whatever NLE or plugin you use.
Steve Hullfish, Jaime Fowler, 2009
8
The Art and Technique of Digital Color Correction
This book allows you unprecedented access to the way the masters of the craft approach their work.
Steve Hullfish, 2013
9
Error-Correction Coding for Digital Communications
Among these are the elimination of intersymbol interference caused by filtering and multipath and the improved demodulation of certain frequency modulated signals by taking advantage of the "natural" coding provided by a continuous phase.
George C. Clark Jr., J. Bibb Cain, 1981
10
Error Correction Coding: Mathematical Methods and Algorithms
This text offers both "classical" coding theory-such as Hamming, BCH, Reed-Solomon, Reed-Muller, and convolutional codes-as well as modern codes and decoding methods, including turbo codes, LDPC codes, repeat-accumulate codes, space time ...
Todd K. Moon, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CORRECTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term correction is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Europe stocks head for correction as new deadline set for Greece
European stocks extended a selloff, poised for a correction, as the region's leaders set a Sunday deadline for Greece to accept a rescue ... «Kathimerini, Jul 15»
2
FTSE 100 plunges towards correction territory
FTSE 100 plunges towards correction territory ... 7,104, to 9.5pc - one tumultuous trading session away from 'official' correction territory of 10pc. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Asian stocks enter correction amid China rout, Greece crisis
Asian stocks slipped into a correction, with the regional benchmark index falling 10 percent from its April peak, as Chinese shares extended a ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
4
Correction for Wednesday, July 8
An article on page D4 Monday should have said Ann Leja was hired as vice president of academic affairs at Rasmussen College. «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
5
Forex technical analysis: EURUSD into the correction zone - and holds
The EURUSD has two legs to the downside today. The first from 1.1043 to 1.0957 corrected to between the 38.2-50% "correction zone". «ForexLive, Jul 15»
6
Correction to EMC to Sell Dropbox Rival Syncplicity Articles
Terri McClure is a senior analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group. "EMC to Sell Dropbox Rival Syncplicity -- Update," published at 1:30 p.m. EDT, ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
7
CORRECTION
About seven million federal student-loan borrowers are in default. Some early editions of the July 7 op-ed, “College Too Expensive? That's a ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
8
Correction to Analysts Forecast Drop in Crude Stocks -- Update Article
The American Petroleum Institute said late Tuesday that its data showed gasoline supplies fell 2 million barrels, sources said. "Analysts ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
9
Yemenis seek correction period extension
250,000 Yemenis have been issued with temporary identity documents, while there are thousands more who do not have any documentation. «Arab News, Jul 15»
10
McNamee: Tech Correction a Reversion to the Mean; China's the …
McNamee said the slump in tech stocks is nothing dire, just a “reversion to the mean,” as a long bull run meant there had to be some “correction ... «Barron's, Jul 15»

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