Emendation
Pronunciation : Em`en*da"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. emendatio: cf. F. ?mendation.]
Definition : 1. The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement. "He lies in his sin without repentance or emendation." Jer. Taylor.
2. Alteration by editorial criticism, as of a text so as to give a better reading; removal of errors or corruptions from a document; as, the book might be improved by judicious emendations.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913