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corrigenda

corrigenda

9.9
A list of mistakes in a book with their corrections
  • noun
  • /kəˈrɪdʒˌɛndə/
  • Specialized
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  • The publisher included a list of corrigenda in the new edition.

Examples

  • Please refer to the corrigenda sheet before citing this document in your research.

  • The corrigenda were distributed after the first edition was published to address typographical mistakes.

  • At the end of the scholarly volume, the publisher included the corrigenda to ensure readers were aware of several corrected errors.

  • I found several corrigenda in the textbook.

  • The publisher issued a list of corrigenda to correct the typographical errors found in the novel.

  • Before finalizing the printing, the editor prepared a set of corrigenda for the scientific journal.

  • Readers can find the corrigenda in the back of the book, detailing all the mistakes and their corrections.

Surface Forms

corrigenda plural

Etymology

The word corrigenda is the plural of corrigendum, a Latin word that literally means 'things to be corrected'. It shares the same root as correct, so corrigenda are the lists of errors and their corrections that you find after a book is printed.