REVISION

revision, alteration

(noun) the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); “it would require a drastic revision of his opinion”

rewrite, revision, rescript

(noun) something that has been written again; “the rewrite was much better”

revision, revisal, revise, rescript

(noun) the act of rewriting something

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

revision (countable and uncountable, plural revisions)

(uncountable) The process of revising

The action or process of reviewing, editing and amending.

(UK, Australia, New Zealand) The action or process of reviewing something previously learned, especially one′s notes in preparation for a test or examination.

(countable) A story corrected or expanded by a writer commissioned by the original author.

Synonyms

• (UK, Australia, New Zealand: reviewing something previously learned): review (US)

Etymology 2

Verb

revision (third-person singular simple present revisions, present participle revisioning, simple past and past participle revisioned)

To provide with a new vision.

Anagrams

• ivorines, visioner

Source: Wiktionary


Re*vi"sion, n. Etym: [F. révision, L. revisio.]

1. The act of revising; reëxamination for correction; review; as, the revision of a book or writing, or of a proof sheet; a revision of statutes.

2. That which is made by revising.

Syn.

– ReĂ«xamination; revisal; revise; review.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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