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Revision

//ɹəˈvɪʒ.ən// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification) wordnet
  3. 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. 4
    something that has been written again wordnet
  5. 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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  1. 6
    the act of rewriting something wordnet
  2. 7
    A story corrected or expanded by a writer commissioned by the original author. countable

    "A revision story"

Verb
  1. 1
    To provide with a new vision.

    "What philosophy needs is to be revisioned with a more hopeful, engaged inspirational point of view."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French révision, from Latin revīsiō.

Etymology 2

From re- + vision.

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