What does emend mean?
Emend means (transitive) To correct and revise (text or a document)..
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/ɪˈmɛnd/ · verb
(transitive) To correct and revise (text or a document)..
Sixteen of these Letters, which were written at the suggestion of the Editor of the “St. James’s Gazette,” appeared in that journal, from which they are now reprinted, by the Editor’s kind permission. They have been somewhat emended, and a few additions have been made.
“For art—” Miss Glyde eagerly interjected.¶ “For art and literature,” Mrs. Ballinger emended.
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Emend means (transitive) To correct and revise (text or a document)..
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Sixteen of these Letters, which were written at the suggestion of the Editor of the “St. James’s Gazette,” appeared in that journal, from which they are now reprinted, by the Editor’s kind permission. They have been somewhat emended, and a few additions have been made.
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