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revision

[ ri-vizh-uhn ]
/ rɪˈvÉŖŹ’ 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.
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Origin of revision

1605–15; <Late Latin revÄ«siōn- (stem of revÄ«siō), equivalent to Latin revÄ«s(us) (see revise) + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM revision

reĀ·viĀ·sionĀ·al, reĀ·viĀ·sionĀ·arĀ·y, adjectivenonĀ·reĀ·viĀ·sion, nounpreĀ·reĀ·viĀ·sion, nounproĀ·reĀ·viĀ·sion, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for revision

revision
/ (rɪˈvÉŖŹ’É™n) /

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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