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rɪˈvɪʒ ənre·vi·sion

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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

revision, alterationnoun
the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)
"it would require a drastic revision of his opinion"
revision, revisal, revise, rescriptnoun
the act of rewriting something
rewrite, revision, rescriptnoun
something that has been written again
"the rewrite was much better"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

revisionnoun
The act of revising.
revisionnoun
A changed edition, or new version; a modification.
revisionnoun
A story corrected or expanded by an author commissioned by the original writer.
a revision story
revisionnoun
The looking back over of one's (previously learnt or written) notes in preparation for a test or examination.
All that last minute revision really paid off in the exam! I got top marks!

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

Revisionnoun
Review.
Etymology: revision, Fr. from revise.

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Revision
Revision is the process of revising.

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revision
Revision is the process of reviewing, altering, amending, or reworking existing material or content to improve clarity, consistency, coherence, or accuracy. It involves making changes such as correcting mistakes, adding more information, or reorganizing paragraphs for better readability or comprehension. It is often used in the context of writing, but it can also apply to various fields like product design, software development, and policy making.

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Revisionnoun
the act of revising; reexamination for correction; review; as, the revision of a book or writing, or of a proof sheet; a revision of statutes
Revisionnoun
that which is made by revising

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revision
A re-examination for correction. Where an officer, who orders a court-martial, does not approve their proceedings, he may, by the custom of war, return them to the court for revision, and no additional evidence can be taken on such revision.—Hough.

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revision
The act and process of revising.
The revision period was easy simple and efficient.

Submitted by MaryC on March 6, 2020

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Rank popularity for the word 'Revision' in Nouns Frequency: #2458

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The numerical value of Revision in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Revision in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Revision in a Sentence

Masahiro Nakanomyo:
The market environment is worsening, but Screen's internal factors are responsible for the sharp downward revision.
Thomas Simons:
We got some pretty surprising GDP data, an upward revision, and not too many people had pegged that.
Pablo Goldberg:
The combination of the revision of the fiscal target figures plus the move by S&P has made a downgrade to sub-investment grade more likely than it was before.
Jonathan Greenert:
Any funding level below ... this submission will require revision to our defense strategy. And put simply, it will damage the national security of the country.
Steven Reed:
If they lost it (the two-thirds majority), constitutional revision would be impossible.

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^ Princeton's WordNet
http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Revision
^ Wiktionary
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Revision
^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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^ Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revision
^ ChatGPT
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^ Webster Dictionary
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Revision
^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
^ Usage in printed sources
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Translations for Revision

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مراجعةArabic
revizeCzech
Überarbeitung, Revision, WiederholungGerman
διασκευή, αναθεώρησηGreek
revisiónSpanish
tarkastus, tarkistusFinnish
modification, révisionFrench
ath-sgrùdadh, sùil air aisScottish Gaelic
revisioneItalian
復習Japanese
復習, 복습Korean
herzieningDutch
исправление, пересмотр, повторение, пересмотренное и исправленное издание, переработка, ревизияRussian
sửa đổiVietnamese
יבעראַרבעטונגYiddish

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