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Errata \Er*ra"ta\, n. pl. [L.]
1. Plural of {erratum}. See {Erratum}.
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2. A list of errors together with the corrections for the
errors, added as a separate page of a text prior to
publication, or as a separate sheet inserted into a
printed text; as, the {errata} was added after the
printing was finished..
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Note: Although originally a plural word, the use of {errata}
as a singular word in second sense has become common.
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Erratum \Er*ra"tum\, n.; pl. {Errata}. [L., fr. errare, erratum,
to wander, err. See {Err}.]
An error or mistake in writing or printing.
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A single erratum may knock out the brains of a whole
passage. --Cowper.
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