revision, revisal, revise, rescript
(noun) the act of rewriting something
revise
(verb) make revisions in; “revise a thesis”
retool, revise
(verb) revise or reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating and improving; “We must retool the town’s economy”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
revise (third-person singular simple present revises, present participle revising, simple past and past participle revised)
(obsolete) To look at again, to reflect on.
To review, alter and amend, especially of written material.
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination.
• (review, edit and amend)
• (look over again): review
revise (plural revises)
A review or a revision.
(printing) A second proof sheet; a proof sheet taken after the first or a subsequent correction.
• Sevier, reives, revies, rieves, siever
Source: Wiktionary
Re*vise", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Revised; p. pr. & vb. n. Revising.] Etym: [F. reviser, fr. L. revidere, revisum, to see again; pref. re- re- + videre, visum, tosee. See Review, View.]
1. To look at again for the detection of errors; to reëxamine; to review; to look over with care for correction; as, to revise a writing; to revise a translation.
2. (Print.)
Definition: To compare (a proof) with a previous proof of the same matter, and mark again such errors as have not been corrected in the type.
3. To review, alter, and amend; as, to revise statutes; to revise an agreement; to revise a dictionary. The Revised Version of the Bible, a version prepared in accordance with a resolution passed, in 1870, by both houses of the Convocation of the Province of Canterbury, England. Both English and American revisers were employed on the work. It was first published in a complete form in 1885, and is a revised form of the Authorized Version. See Authorized Version, under Authorized.
Re*vise", n.
1. A review; a revision. Boyle.
2. (Print.)
Definition: A second proof sheet; a proof sheet taken after the first or a subsequent correction.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.