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Reclamation vs Emendation - What's the difference?

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Reclamation is a related term of emendation.


As nouns the difference between reclamation and emendation

is that reclamation is the act of reclaiming or the state of being reclaimed while emendation is the act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement.

reclamation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of reclaiming or the state of being reclaimed.
  • The recovery of a wasteland, or of flooded land so it can be cultivated.

    • emendation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement.
  • * 1922, , Vintage Classics, paperback edition, page 157
    • Then, less melodiously, dissenters of different sects issue a cantankerous emendation .
  • Alteration by editorial criticism, as of a text so as to give a better reading; removal of errors or corruptions from a document.
    • The book might be improved by judicious emendations .

    Synonyms

    revision

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