corrigendum
/ˌkɒɹ.ɪˈdʒɛn.dəm/
corrigendum means an error that is to be corrected in a printed work after publication. It carries an Arena rating of 1595, earned across 5 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, corrigendum ranks #150 of 14,297 for Words That Escaped Their Books, #408 of 14,410 for Most Ponderous Words, #802 of 14,414 for Most Elegant Words, #1,682 of 14,444 for Most Exacting Words.
corrigendum is pronounced /ˌkɒɹ.ɪˈdʒɛn.dəm/.
Why “corrigendum” is a great word
An error to be corrected in a printed work after publication, or a separate list of such errors. From the Latin corrigendum, neuter gerundive of corrigō ('to correct, make straight'), first attested in English use c. 1718. Unlike an 'errata' (which typically lists corrected mistakes) or an 'addendum' (which supplies new material), a corrigendum is the formal admission of a specific flaw. It is the crisp, appended slip of paper in a government report, the solitary misprinted figure in a scientific table, and the faint chemical scent of fresh ink on a pasted-over date—the quiet, material ritual by which the permanent record acknowledges its own imperfection.
Etymology
From Latin corrigendum, nominative neuter singular of corrigendus, the future passive participle (gerundive) of corrigō (“to correct”).
noun
- An error that is to be corrected in a printed work after publication.
- A list of errors in a printed work as a separate page of corrections. (The items thus listed will sometimes be corrected in subsequent print runs, if any occur; they are then called reprint corrections.)“errata and corrigenda”
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