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erratum

/ɛˈɹɑːtəm/ UK
/ɛˈɹɑtəm/ Canada, US
[ɛˈɹɑɾəm] Canada, US

Rhymes with -ɑːtəm

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Borrowed from Latin errātum, neuter of errātus (“mistaken”).

noun errata

A published notice reporting an error belatedly discovered in a previous publication. When the journal's editors found out about the misreported details, they issued an erratum.
Similar: corrigendum
An error, especially one in a printed work. Erratum / The correct ISBN for this book is […]

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@misc{erratum_2026,
  title = {erratum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/erratum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}