revision
revision Lexical Profile
revision Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The act or process of examining a text, law, theory, or plan and making changes or corrections to improve or update it.
"The manuscript required extensive revision before the publisher agreed to print it."
A corrected, updated, or amended version of a book, document, or piece of software.
"The latest revision of the user manual includes a new chapter on troubleshooting."
British The practice of studying and reviewing previously learned academic material in preparation for an examination.
"She spent the entire weekend doing chemistry revision for her final exams."
Word Nuance & Usage
In British and Commonwealth English, 'revision' commonly refers to studying and reviewing course material in preparation for an examination, whereas in American English, it primarily means editing or altering a text, plan, or theory (with 'review' used for exam preparation).
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from French révision or directly from Late Latin revisio ('a seeing again'), from the verb revidere, formed from re- ('again') and videre ('to see').