la
feminine
/enˈmjenda/
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Translation
amendment
Word origin
From the verb enmendar, from Latin emendare ('to correct'), formed from ex ('out of') plus menda ('fault, blemish').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- emendare
- English cognates
- amend, emend, mend
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralenmiendas
Examples
congreso .
Congress approved an amendment to the education law.
texto.
The amendment completely changed the meaning of the text.
¿ propuso ?
Who proposed this amendment to the bill?
diputados .
The members of parliament discussed the amendment for hours.
, norma .
Without that amendment, the rule would have been unfair.
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