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corrective (adj.)
"having the power to correct," 1530s, from French correctif, from Latin correct-, past-participle stem of corrigere "to put straight; to reform" (see correct (v.)). As a noun, "that which has the power of correction," from 1610s.
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Definitions of corrective
Dictionary entries near corrective
corral
correct
correctable
correction
correctional
corrective
correctness
Corregidor
correlate
correlation
correspond