Kilo Lingo

/kəˈrekt/

Line drawing of correct
Coloured illustration of correct
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Translation

Having no mistakes, and so exactly right.

Word origin

From Latin correctus, from corrigere, meaning to make something straight.

Origin
Latin
Root
corrigere
English cognates
correction

Examples

these .

"Correct" means it has no mistakes.

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Before a noun it means the right one.

corrected .

"Correct" is also a verb, meaning to make something right.

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This word is part of lesson 22.