revision

[ ri-vizh-uhn ]

/ rɪˈvɪʒ ən /

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noun

the act or work of revising.

a process of revising.

a revised form or version, as of a book.

Nearby words

revisal, revise, revised standard version, revised version, revised version of the bible, revision, revisionary, revisionism, revisionist, revisit, revisory

Origin of revision

1605–15; < Late Latin revīsiōn- (stem of revīsiō), equivalent to Latin revīs(us) (see revise) + -iōn- -ion

SYNONYMS FOR revision

1 alteration, correction, emendation.

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Related forms

re·vi·sion·al, re·vi·sion·ar·y, adjectivenon·re·vi·sion, nounpre·re·vi·sion, nounpro·re·vi·sion, adjective

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At its most simplified, the revision allows big players more access to insured deposits while making certain types of bets.
How Naive is Elizabeth Warren?|Nick Gillespie|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Despite this revision, the Bosworth Field Visitor Center will remain in the village where it is, closer to the wrong site.
Three Dicks: Cheney, Nixon, Richard III and the Art of Reputation Rehab|Clive Irving|July 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But it's still really bad, and the best we're hoping for in a revision is "lackluster".
Walmart Customers Have Disappeared. Will They Take the Economy With Them?|Megan McArdle|February 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Commerce Department raised the estimate for third-quarter growth in part because of a revision to business inventories.
Why Wall Street Is Projecting Slower Growth|Matthew Zeitlin|December 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST

That number was revised up 57,000, and then with a second revision, the final number was 104,000 jobs created.
Jobs Truthers Are Wrong: Unemployment Numbers Can’t Be Cooked|Matthew Zeitlin|October 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But the House, by a large majority, refused even to compel the Home Secretary to detain the convict ship pending its revision.
A Short History of English Liberalism|Walter Lyon Blease
This revision became the 'de facto' standard text for English speaking Catholics until the twentieth century.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
When it ended in crushing defeat, the United States exercised its rights of conquest to compel a revision of the treaty limits.
The Last American Frontier|Frederic L. (Frederic Logan) Paxson
His second work was the "Singing Master's Assistant," an abridgment and revision of his first.
The Standard Oratorios|George P. Upton
Fuller acquaintance may compel a revision of these original impressions.
Practical Ethics|William DeWitt Hyde

British Dictionary definitions for revision

revision

/ (rɪˈvɪʒən) /

noun

the act or process of revising

British the process of rereading a subject or notes on it, esp in preparation for an examination

a corrected or new version of a book, article, etc

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