emendation
Example Sentences
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Harman’s emendation explains why the nomad does not have knowledge and accounts for the intuition that the man in Russell’s case does not actually know what time it is.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
Nor would any textual emendation be required to make the point.
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2017
Rather, there is rhetoric, history and mythology, which memorials attempt to fix in some kind of permanent form, beyond emendation or contradiction.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 21, 2016
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From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2013
I had once suggested a textual emendation in class, and he had given me a queer look.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
