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correctability

cor·rect
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh-rekt]
    • /kəˈrɛkt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh-rekt]
    • /kəˈrɛkt/

Definitions of correctability word

  • verb with object correctability to set or make true, accurate, or right; remove the errors or faults from: The native guide corrected our pronunciation. The new glasses corrected his eyesight. 1
  • verb with object correctability to point out or mark the errors in: The teacher corrected the examination papers. 1
  • verb with object correctability to scold, rebuke, or punish in order to improve: Should parents correct their children in public? 1
  • verb with object correctability to counteract the operation or effect of (something hurtful or undesirable): The medication will correct stomach acidity. 1
  • verb with object correctability Mathematics, Physics. to alter or adjust so as to bring into accordance with a standard or with a required condition. 1
  • verb without object correctability to make a correction or corrections. 1
See all 11 definitions of correctability

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Origin of correctability

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; (v.) Middle English correcten (< Anglo-French correcter) < Latin corrēctus past participle of corrigere to make straight, equivalent to cor- cor- + reg- (stem of regere to direct) + -tus past participle suffix; (adj.) (< French correct) < Latin, as above

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Parts of speech for Correctability

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Correctability

correctability popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

correctability usage trend in Literature

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