US /ɹəˈvɪʒ.ən/ UK /ɹɪˈvɪʒ.ən/
noun verb Freq #24633

Meanings

  1. 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. 2
    noun

    A new or changed version of something.

    This is the third revision of the report.

  3. 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 reviewrevisalreviserevisionaryrevisionist

Etymology

Borrowed from French révision, from Latin revīsiō.

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