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re·vi·sion  (r-vzhn)
n.
1. The act or process of revising.
2. A revised or new version, as of a book or other written material.

re·vision·ary adj.

revision [rɪˈvɪʒən]
n
1. the act or process of revising
2. (Social Science / Education) Brit the process of rereading a subject or notes on it, esp in preparation for an examination
3. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a corrected or new version of a book, article, etc.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.revision - the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); "it would require a drastic revision of his opinion"
distraction, misdirection - the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something; "conjurers are experts at misdirection"
modulation - the act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect)
qualification - the act of modifying or changing the strength of some idea; "his new position involves a qualification of his party's platform"
reorganization - an extensive alteration of the structure of a corporation or government; "after the takeover there was a thorough reorganization"; "the reorganization was prescribed by federal bankruptcy laws"
translation, transformation - the act of changing in form or shape or appearance; "a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface"
metamorphosis, transfiguration - a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances; "the metamorphosis of the old house into something new and exciting"
2.revision - the act of rewriting something
revising, rewriting - editing that involves writing something again
3.revision - something that has been written again; "the rewrite was much better"
piece of writing, written material, writing - the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing"

revision
noun
1. emendation, editing, updating, correction, rewriting The phase of writing that is important is revision.
2. change, review, amendment, modification, alteration, re-examination The government will make a number of revisions.
3. studying, cramming (informal), memorizing, swotting (Brit. informal), rereading, homework They prefer to do their revision at home.
Translations
revision [rɪˈvɪʒən] N
1. (for exams) → repaso m
I need two weeks for revisionnecesito dos semanas para repasar
2. (= amendment, updating) [of text, dictionary] → revisión f; [of proofs] → corrección f
3. (= alteration) [of estimate, figures] → corrección f; [of offer] → reconsideración f; [of schedule] → ajuste m
4. (= revised version) → edición f revisada

revision [rɪˈvɪʒən] n
(= alteration) → révision f
(British) (for exams)révisions fpl
Have you done a lot of revision? → Est-ce que tu as fait beaucoup de révisions?

revision
n
(of opinion, estimate)Überholen nt, → Revidieren nt
(of proofs)Revision f, → Überarbeitung f
(Brit, for exam) → Wiederholung f(des Stoffs)
(= revised version)überarbeitete Ausgabe

revision [rɪˈvɪʒn] n
a. (before exam) → ripasso; (of text) → revisione f
b. (revised version) → versione f riveduta e corretta

revision [rɪˈvɪʒn] n
a. (before exam) → ripasso; (of text) → revisione f
b. (revised version) → versione f riveduta e corretta

revision مراجعة změna revision Revision αναθεώρηση revisión korjaaminen révision ponavljanje revisione 修正 교정 revisie revidering rewizja revisão пересмотр repetition การทบทวน gözden geçirme sự sửa lại 修订本


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On that first evening Bolkonski spent with him, having mentioned the Commission for the Revision of the Code of Laws, Speranski told him sarcastically that the Commission had existed for a hundred and fifty years, had cost millions, and had done nothing except that Rosenkampf had stuck labels on the corresponding paragraphs of the different codes.
00) is very useful for reference though now much in need of revision.
Having been published without his usual elaborate revision, Poe may have wished to hide his hasty work under an assumed name.
 
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