correctie

Dutch

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɔˈrɛk.si/

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• Hyphenation: cor‧rec‧tie
• Rhymes: -ɛksi

Noun

correctie f (plural correcties, diminutive correctietje n)

1. a correction, rectification
2. the action or process of correcting
3. a punishment, sanction
4. (metonymically) a penal facility, notably a military stockade; house of correction

Synonyms

• (rectification): verbetering
• (correcting): verbeteren

Derived terms

• correctieafdeling (obsolete spelling correctieafdeeling)
• correctieteken n (obsolete spelling correctieteeken)
• correctiewerk
• huis van correctie

Descendants

• → Indonesian: korèksi