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corrigendum

[kawr-i-jen-duhm, kor-] / ˌkɔr ɪˈdʒɛn dəm, ˌkɒr- /


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Expressing his innermost thought, that religion exists to make men better, and that the ethical quality of dogma constitutes its value, he once said: "Tantum valet quantum ad corrigendum, purgandum, sanctificandum hominem confert."

From The History of Freedom by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron

At times the book is clotted with corrigenda, but it tells the ghastly and glorious old story with new vigor and delight.

From Time Magazine Archive

These last are to be regarded either as old textual variants, or, more probably, as emendations corresponding to the errata or corrigenda of a modern printed book.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various

For example, in the book this phrase is “and its ancient tombs” but is corrected in the corrigenda to “and our ancient tombs”. 

From Shakespeare's Bones by Ingleby, C. M. (Clement Mansfield)

There is no reference to these corrigenda in the B. G. edition.

From Johann Sebastian Bach by Forkel, Johann Nikolaus

These tricks of the malicious imp are commonly called "misprints," "printer's errors," "errors of the press," or, more impartially, "errata" or "corrigenda."

From The Booklover and His Books by Koopman, Harry Lyman




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