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erratum

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪˈrɑːtəm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(i rätəm, i rā-, i ratəm)

Inflections of 'erratum' (n): npl: errata

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
er•ra•tum  (i rätəm, i rā-, i ratəm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ta (-tə).USA pronunciation 
  1. Printing, Literaturean error in writing or printing.
  2. Printing, Literaturea statement of an error and its correction inserted, usually on a separate page or slip of paper, in a book or other publication;
    corrigendum.
  • Latin, noun, nominal use of errātum wandered, erred, strayed (neuter past participle of errāre). See err, -ate1
  • 1580–90
    See errata. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
erratum /ɪˈrɑːtəm/ n ( pl -ta /-tə/)
  1. an error in writing or printing
  2. another name for corrigendum
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin: mistake, from errāre to err
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