Em’en-dā’tĭon, n.
n. [Lat. emendatio, O. Fr. émendation, Pr. emendacio, Sp. emendacion, It. emendazione.]
Sense 1. The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction.
The longer he lies in his sin without repentance or emendation. Bp. Taylor.
Sense 2. Alteration of a text so as to give a better reading; removal of errors or corruptions from a document; hence, an alteration or correction; as, the last edition of the book contains many emendations.