rectification

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun (chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation
noun the conversion of alternating current to direct current
noun the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right

From Middle English rectificacioun, from Old French rectificacion, from Late Latin rectificatio.

CANNON, n. An instrument employed in the rectification of national boundaries. — The Devil's Dictionary, Ambrose Bierce
A sort of splendid rectification had just been effected in his mind. — Les Misérables, Victor Hugo
To England, therefore, these pages, which contain the rectification of certain old opinions, will be useless. — My Recollections of Lord Byron, Teresa, contessa di Guiccioli

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