Revision Meaning
/ɹɪˈvɪʒ.ən/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe process of revising:
nounThe process of revising:, The action or process of reviewing, editing and amending.
Sentence Examples
This revision of Darwin's ideas came under fire from academic positions.
The revision of this dictionary took six years.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The strict teacher required a thorough ____ of the entire chapter before the big test.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of the treaty was necessary to reflect the significant changes in the political landscape.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from French révision, from Latin revīsiō.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Revision can turn a passable paper into an excellent one and change an excellent one into a radiant one."
— 2002, James D. Lester; James D. Lester, Jr, Writing Research Papers, page 195:
"Many formalisms for belief revision use extraneous mechanisms for deciding what beliefs to keep and this makes it harder to iterate the process."
— 2010, Dov M. Gabbay, Franz Guenthner, editors, Handbook of Philosophical Logic, volume 16, page 37:
"The first thing members need to understand about a revision is that the current bylaws are not under consideration at all. If the revision is defeated, no changes to the current bylaws take place."
— 2004, Robert McConnell Productions, Henry M. Robert, Robert′s Rules of Order: Simplified and Applied, page 331:
"Include the revision number. You may need to add a triangle and number, shown in Figure 9-6, to indicate the revision number."
— 2012, Bill Fane, David Byrnes, AutoCAD 2013 For Dummies, page 189:
"Earlier plays of the Broadway comedy genre focused on assimilation […] By re-imagining and re-visioning classic Broadway comedy as a parable of gay growth, Allen has illuminted ^([sic]) the original style and given us something new that is both fresh and funny."
— 1991 April 19, Michael Bronski, “Overtly Gay”, in Gay Community News, page 16:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The strict teacher required a thorough ____ of the entire chapter before the big test.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of the treaty was necessary to reflect the significant changes in the political landscape.