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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ERRA'TUM, n. plu. errata. [See Err.] An error or mistake in writing or printing. A list of the errata of a book is usually printed at the beginning or end, with references to the pages and lines in which they occur.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind [syn: misprint, erratum, typographical error, typo, literal error, literal]

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural errata) Etymology: Latin, from neuter of erratus Date: 1589 error; especially corrigendum

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. errata) an error in printing or writing, esp. (in pl.) a list of corrected errors attached to a book etc. Etymology: L, neut. past part. (as ERR)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Erratum Er*ra"tum, n.; pl. Errata. [L., fr. errare, erratum, to wander, err. See Err.] An error or mistake in writing or printing. A single erratum may knock out the brains of a whole passage. --Cowper.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. [L.] 1. Corrigendum, correction. 2. Misprint, error, mistake.

Moby Thesaurus

clerical error, corrigendum, error, failure, fault, faute, human error, misapprehension, miscalculation, miscarriage, misconception, miscount, misdeal, misidentification, misjudgment, misplay, misprint, misquotation, misreport, miss, misstatement, mistake, misunderstanding, misuse, typo, typographical error