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emended/amended
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Allifathima
March 11, 2013, 11:32am
1
The date of the battle needs to be
emended
to 1580.
The date of the battle needs to be
amended
to 1580.
Do they mean the same?
Dozy
March 11, 2013, 12:10pm
2
Yes, but “emended” is noticeably a much less common word.