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erratum

Syllabification: (er·ra·tum)
Pronunciation: /iˈrätəm, -ˈrā-, -ˈrat-/

Definition of erratum

noun (plural errata /-tə/)

  • an error in printing or writing.
  • (errata) a list of corrected errors appended to a book or published in a subsequent issue of a journal.

Origin:

mid 16th century: from Latin, 'error', neuter past participle of errare 'err'

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