revision

CEFRC1

/ɹɪˈvɪʒ.ən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A changed version made to improve writing, a plan, or a work.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A changed edition, or new version; a modification.

Examples

  • The revision of this dictionary took six years.

  • This revision of Darwin's ideas came under fire from academic positions.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The process of revising:

  2. The action or process of reviewing, editing and amending.

  3. A story corrected or expanded by a writer commissioned by the original author.

More examples

In context

  • All that last minute revision really paid off in the exam! I got top marks!

  • 1992, Helen Baron, Carl Baron (editors), Introduction, The Cambridge Edition of the Works of D. H, Lawrence: Sons and Lovers, Part 1, 2002 paperback edition, Cambridge University Press, page lxxx, However, it is evident in a minority of cases that a revision...

  • 2004, Mara Kalnins (editor), Note on the Text, Joseph Conrad, Victory: An Island Tale, page xxxix, The full history of its composition, revision, transmission, and publication is a complex and intricate one beyond the necessarily limited scope of this Note, [...

Synonyms

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The strict teacher required a thorough blank of the entire chapter before the big test.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from French révision, from Latin revīsiō.