revision

[ri-vizh-uhn]

noun

the act or work of revising.
a process of revising.
a revised form or version, as of a book.

Origin of revision

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

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

Synonyms for revision

1. alteration, correction, emendation.

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Examples from the Web for revisionary

Historical Examples of revisionary

Seconds motion to include a portion of the Judiciary with the Executive in revisionary power over laws.
The Journal of the Debates in the Convention which Framed the Constitution of the United States
James Madison
The status of these subspecies is poorly known; additional breeding specimens and revisionary study are needed.
Check-list of the Birds of Kansas
Harrison B Tordoff
These proceedings, however, do not furnish any decisive evidence of the nature and purpose of the revisionary check.
History of the Origin, Formation, and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States, Vol. 2
George Ticknor Curtis
The function intended for it by its advocates related exclusively to the exercise of the revisionary check upon legislation.
History of the Origin, Formation, and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States, Vol. 2
George Ticknor Curtis

British Dictionary definitions for revisionary

revisionary

adjective

of or relating to a new or different version of something

revision

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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Word Origin and History for revisionary

revision

1610s, "act of revising," from French révision, from Late Latin revisionem (nominative revisio) "a seeing again," noun of action from past participle stem of Latin revidere (see revise). Meaning "a product of revision" is from 1845.