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CORRECTIONAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does correctional mean?
• CORRECTIONAL (adjective)
The adjective CORRECTIONAL has 1 sense:
1. concerned with or providing correction
Familiarity information: CORRECTIONAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Concerned with or providing correction
Context example:
a correctional institution
Similar:
punitive; punitory (inflicting punishment)
Derivation:
correction (the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right)
correction (the act of disciplining)
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