Definition of "emendation" in English

noun

1. (uncountable) The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement.

2. (countable) Alteration by editorial criticism, as of a text so as to give a better reading; removal of errors or corruptions from a document.

   • The book might be improved by judicious emendations.

3. (zoology, taxonomy) An intentional change in the spelling of a scientific name, which is usually not allowed.

   • The genus name Uramyia is an unjustified emendation of Uramya even though it uses a better transliteration of the Greek word μυῖα.