1. corrections or improvements made to a text, especially to remove errors or clarify meaning
Usage: formal; often used in scholarly or editorial contexts

Examples

• The editor’s emendations improved the clarity of the manuscript significantly.
• Scholars made several emendations to the ancient text based on newly discovered fragments.
• The publisher accepted most of the author’s emendations to the second edition.
• Medieval scribes often made emendations when copying texts by hand.
• The professor’s emendations helped students understand the complex passage.
• Literary critics debated whether the emendations were necessary or excessive.