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correct

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"Right or accurate"

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7 lettersPronunciation /kəˈɹɛkt/Part of speech verb, adjectiveSorted cceorrtStarts with CEnds with T1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Right or accurate; also to fix an error or defect.

Word origin

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 con- (“together”) + combining form of regō, regere (“I rule, make straight”).

Used in a sentence

  • Your test was completely correct, you get 10 out of 10
  • We all agreed they'd made the correct decision.
  • Hope I spelt your name correct.

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