emendation
[/ˌɛmənˈdeɪʃən/]
nounfemininepl: emendations
emenda
1. The act of correcting or improving a text, especially by removing errors or making alterations to restore an original or intended meaning
The editor made several emendations to the manuscript before publication.
O editor fez várias emendas no manuscrito antes da publicação.
2. A correction or change made to a text, document, or written work
The emendation of the historical document revealed important details previously overlooked.
A emenda do documento histórico revelou detalhes importantes previamente ignorados.
3. In literary criticism and textual analysis, an alteration proposed or made to correct a supposed error in a text
Scholars debated whether the emendation of Shakespeare's text was justified.
Os estudiosos debateram se a emenda do texto de Shakespeare era justificada.
Emendation is a specialized term primarily used in academic, literary, and editorial contexts. In Brazil, it appears frequently in university courses on literature, linguistics, and textual criticism. The concept is particularly important in Portuguese studies when dealing with classical texts and manuscript analysis. The term reflects the scholarly tradition of careful textual analysis inherited from European philological practices.
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