Revision
noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 The process of revising:; The action or process of reviewing, editing and amending. countable, uncountable
"Revision can turn a passable paper into an excellent one and change an excellent one into a radiant one."
- 2 the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification) wordnet
- 3 The process of revising:; The action or process of reviewing something previously learned, especially one′s notes in preparation for a test or examination. Australia, New-Zealand, UK, countable, uncountable
"All that last minute revision really paid off in the exam! I got top marks!"
- 4 something that has been written again wordnet
- 5 A changed edition, or new version; a modification. countable
"The first thing members need to understand about a revision is that the current bylaws are not under consideration at all. If the revision is defeated, no changes to the current bylaws take place."
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- 6 the act of rewriting something wordnet
- 7 A story corrected or expanded by a writer commissioned by the original author. countable
"A revision story"
- 1 To provide with a new vision.
"What philosophy needs is to be revisioned with a more hopeful, engaged inspirational point of view."
Example
More examples"This revision of Darwin's ideas came under fire from academic positions."
Etymology
Borrowed from French révision, from Latin revīsiō.
From re- + vision.
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