revision

B1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɹəˈvɪʒ.ən/ UK /ɹɪˈvɪʒ.ən/ See IPA manual

Freq #24633

Meanings

1

noun
The act of changing or improving something to make it better or more correct.

The plan needed a major revision before it was approved.
2

noun
A new or changed version of something.

This is the third revision of the report.
3

noun
The act of studying again before an exam.

She spent the weekend doing revision for her history test.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the act of changing or... alteration

2 noun · a new or changed version of... rewrite

Word family

Forms revisions

Derived forms nonrevisionprerevisionrevisional

Related forms review revisal reviserevisionaryrevisionist

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Phrases (1)

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drastic revision
a major change that substantially alters an earlier version or opinion

Adjective + noun

Etymology

Borrowed from French révision, from Latin revīsiō.

révision French revīsiō Latin

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# revision

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɹəˈvɪʒ.ən/
**IPA (UK):** /ɹɪˈvɪʒ.ən/
**Frequency rank:** 24633

## Meanings
1. The act of changing or improving something to make it better or more correct.
2. A new or changed version of something.
3. The act of studying again before an exam.

## Examples
- The plan needed a major revision before it was approved.
- This is the third revision of the report.
- She spent the weekend doing revision for her history test.

## Derived Forms
- nonrevision
- prerevision
- revisional

## Related Forms
- review
- revisal
- revise
- revisionary
- revisionist

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: révision
- Root: revīsiō

## Etymology
Borrowed from French révision, from Latin revīsiō.

## AI Etymology
Revision is borrowed from French révision, from Latin revīsiō. Modern senses include the act of changing or improving something to make it better or more correct. and a new or changed version of something.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as nonrevision, prerevision, and revisional and related forms such as review, revisal, revise, and revisionary.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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