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Added 9 October 2026

correct

/kəˈɹɛkt/ verb

In Latin: correctus Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about correct at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Make right or correct.
Correct the mistakes
Make reparations or amends for.
right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust
Censure severely.
She chastised him for his insensitive remarks

adjective

Free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth.
the correct answer
Socially right or correct.
it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye
In accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure.
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Origin

Borrowed from French correct, from Latin correctus (“improved, amended, correct”), past participle of corrigere, conrigere (“to make straight, make right, make better, improve, correct”), from con- (“together”) + combining form of regō, regere (“I rule, make straight”).

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