What does revision mean?
Definitions for revision
rɪˈvɪʒ ənre·vi·sion
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word revision.
Princeton's WordNet
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"
Wiktionary
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 Dictionary
Revisionnoun
Review.
Etymology: revision, Fr. from revise.
Wikipedia
Revision
Revision is the process of revising.
ChatGPT
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.
Webster Dictionary
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
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
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.
Editors Contribution
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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Chaldean Numerology
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
The ongoing paradigm shift reminds us that what we think we know is always subject to revision, and that true progress requires a willingness to challenge and evolve our beliefs.
The key from the payrolls today is not only the print but also whether there is also a revision to last month’s weak number, and everyone is going to look whether we see below 5 percent (for overall unemployment rate).
As part of its ongoing campaign to hand over public lands to fossil fuel companies, this administration is rolling back sage grouse protections that many stakeholders created together through a long and deliberative process, it seems clear that Acting Secretary David Bernhardt's clients stand to gain more than anyone else from this revision.
We're supposed to be on our second revision, we're only on our first.
A very strong revision to the expected growth rate of China (in recent months) is having a bigger effect on all these numbers, across all countries, across all sectors, if you think of growth in Asia, Asia will do well, Asia will grow faster than most of the regions of the world, but it will grow at a rate very different from the previous 10 years.
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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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