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revisal

American  
[ri-vahy-zuhl] / rɪˈvaɪ zəl /

noun

  1. the act of revising; revision.


Etymology

Origin of revisal

First recorded in 1605–15; revise + -al 2

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And John Weidman’s revisal of the 1962 musical “I Can Get It for You Wholesale” finds him working intimately with an unexpected yet familiar old name.

From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2023

Yes, I know you’ve performed at Pasadena Playhouse before, most notably in Sheldon Epps’ revisal of “Kiss Me, Kate.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2023

And though “Company” is often seen in New York, this production, directed by Marianne Elliott, is more of a revisal than a revival.

From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2020

It is therefore not subject to "revisal" except from my own re-reading, and such re-reading has only confirmed it.

From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 by George Saintsbury

In the revisal of his poem, though he died before he had 471finished it, he omitted the lines which had given occasion to Warburton’s objections.

From The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II by Samuel Johnson

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