correction
NOUN
/kə'rɛkʃən/
10 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C
correction is a valid 10-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
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C3O1R1R1E1C3T1I1O1N1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =14 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 28TRIPLE WORD → 42
MEANING
What does correction mean?
NOUN · 7 SENSES
1
The act of disciplining.
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The act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right.
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A quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure.
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A rebuke for making a mistake.
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A drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases.
“market runups are invariably followed by a correction”
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Something substituted for an error.
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Treatment of a specific defect.
“the correction of his vision with eye glasses”
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