correctie
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch correctie, from Middle French correction, from Latin corrēctiō, from corrigere 'to correct, rectify', itself from com- (intensifying prefix, a form of con-) + regere "to lead straight, rule" (from a Proto-Indo-European base *reg- "to move in a straight line; direct, rule, guide"): correct + -ie.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
correctie f (plural correcties, diminutive correctietje n)
- A correction, rectification
- The action or process of correcting
- A punishment, sanction
- (metonymically) A penal facility, notably a military stockade; house of correction
Synonyms edit
- (rectification): verbetering
- (correcting): verbeteren
Derived terms edit
- correctieafdeling (obsolete spelling correctieafdeeling)
- correctieteken n (obsolete spelling correctieteeken)
- correctiewerk
- huis van correctie
Descendants edit
- → Indonesian: korèksi