emendatory

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /ɪmˈendətˌoːri/
- /ɪmˈendətəri/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ɪmˈendətˌoːri/

Definition of emendatory word

noun emendatory (archaic) Pertaining to emendation; corrective. 1

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Parts of speech for Emendatory

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Emendatory

emendatory popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% 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".

emendatory usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for emendatory

adjective emendatory

corrective — Corrective measures or techniques are intended to put right something that is wrong.
amendatory — serving to amend; corrective
improving — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
reformative — the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc.: social reform; spelling reform.
reformatory — serving or designed to reform: reformatory lectures; reformatory punishments.

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