Correctio
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Correctio is a noun meaning (rhetoric) The amending of a statement just made by further detailing the meaning.
Meaning
(rhetoric) The amending of a statement just made by further detailing the meaning.
Example Sentences
This syntactic correctio (self-correction) is not so emphatic as to constitute full ambiguity.
Synonyms for correctio
Depending on context, synonyms include epanorthosis, metanoia.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include correcting, correction, emendation, rectification, erratum, amendment.
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