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correct
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k????kt/
- Rhymes: -?kt
- Hyphenation: cor?rect
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French correct, from Latin correctus (“improved, amended, correct”), past participle of corrigere, conrigere (“to make straight, make right, make better, improve, correct”), from com- (“together”) + regere (“to make straight, rule”).
Adjective
correct (comparative more correct, superlative most correct)
- Free from error; true; accurate.
- With good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour.
Synonyms
- (free from error): right
- (with good manners): well-mannered, well behaved
Antonyms
- (without error): incorrect, inaccurate
- (with good manners): uncouth
Derived terms
Translations
Interjection
correct
- (India) Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance.
- Synonym: OK
Etymology 2
From Middle English correcten, borrowed from Anglo-Norman correcter, from Latin correctus.
Verb
correct (third-person singular simple present corrects, present participle correcting, simple past and past participle corrected)
- (transitive) To make something that was wrong become right; to remove error from.
- 2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 1, 27:
- Her millions of adoring fans had yet to hear her speak, and when she finally did, she sounded more like a sailor than a starlet, spewing a profanity-laced, G-dropping Brooklynese that no amount of dialect coaching could correct.
- 2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 1, 27:
- (by extension, transitive) To grade (examination papers).
- (transitive) To inform (someone) of their error.
- (transitive) To discipline; to punish.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:repair
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- correct in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- correct in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- correct at OneLook Dictionary Search
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French correct, from Latin corr?ctus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??r?kt/
- Hyphenation: cor?rect
- Rhymes: -?kt
Adjective
correct (comparative correcter, superlative correctst)
- correct
Inflection
Synonyms
- juist
Derived terms
- correctheid
- incorrect
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin correctus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?.??kt/
- (Quebec, informal) IPA(key): /k?.??k/
Adjective
correct (feminine singular correcte, masculine plural corrects, feminine plural correctes)
- correct, right
- (colloquial) passable, okay
- (Quebec, colloquial) OK, fine, alright
Derived terms
- politiquement correct
Related terms
- correctement
- correctif
- correction
- corriger
- incorrect
- incorrectement
Further reading
- “correct” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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orthodox
English
Etymology
From Late Latin orthodoxus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (orthódoxos), from ????? (orthós, “straight”) + ???? (dóxa, “opinion”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?????d?ks/
- (US) IPA(key): /??????d?ks/
- Hyphenation: or?tho?dox
Adjective
orthodox (comparative more orthodox, superlative most orthodox)
- Conforming to the accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology. [from 15th c.]
- Antonyms: heretical, heterodox, unorthodox
- 2005, Alister E McGrath, Iustitia Dei:
- Five important modifications were made by the Pietists to the orthodox doctrine of justification, each corresponding to a distinctive aspect of the movement's agenda.
- 2009, Andrew Brown, The Guardian, 23 Dec 2009:
- ‘These speakers are academics who have specialised in Islamic sciences and are well respected in scholarly circles. It is grossly unjust to suggest that they belong to some fringe ideology rather than orthodox Islam.’
- Adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted.
- Synonyms: conservative, conventional
- Antonyms: liberal, outlandish, unorthodox
- (botany) Of pollen, seed, or spores: viable for a long time; viable when dried to low moisture content.
- Antonym: recalcitrant
Derived terms
- orthodoxise, orthodoxize
Related terms
Translations
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin orthodoxus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??r.to??d?ks/
- Hyphenation: or?tho?dox
- Rhymes: -?ks
Adjective
orthodox (not comparable)
- orthodox
- (ideology, religion) conforming to conventional norms in opinion or practice
- (more generally) staying close to established customs, not particularly innovative
- (ideology, religion) conforming to conventional norms in opinion or practice
Inflection
Antonyms
- heterodox
- onorthodox
Derived terms
- ultraorthodox
Related terms
- orthodoxie
German
Etymology
From Late Latin orthodoxus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (orthódoxos), from ????? (orthós, “straight”) + ???? (dóxa, “opinion”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???.to?d?ks/
Adjective
orthodox (comparative orthodoxer, superlative am orthodoxesten)
- (religion, sometimes other ideologies) orthodox
- (religion) Orthodox
Usage notes
- Particularly in Christian contexts, the word is ambiguous as it can have the general sense of “not heterodox”, or the specific senses of “Eastern Orthodox” and “Oriental Orthodox” (which are distinct groups). The specifications byzantinisch-orthodox (“Eastern Orthodox”) and orientalisch-orthodox (“Oriental Orthodox”) are available, though the former is rarely used.
Declension
Synonyms
- (orthodox): rechtgläubig
Derived terms
- Griechisch-Orthodoxe Kirche f
- Koptisch-Orthodoxe Kirche f
- Russisch-Orthodoxe Kirche f
- Syrisch-Orthodoxe Kirche f
- unorthodox
Related terms
- Orthodoxie
Further reading
- “orthodox” in Duden online
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