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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/
- Hyphenation: cor‧rec‧tie
- Rhymes: -ɛksi
Noun
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
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