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revision

revision

94 2.9
A change made to improve or correct something
  • noun
  • /rɪˈvɪʒən/
translation icon : revisión
  • The teacher requested a revision of the essay to improve clarity and argumentation.
  • final revision
  • undergo revision
  • draft revisions

So that when you're going back for your revision, you can address those things.

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Examples

  • So what are the special circumstances and concerns that guide Deuteronomy's revisions of tradition?

  • I just need to go over some revisions for one of your stories.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Now we might see in the new administration a revision of how some of that is done.

  • How do you describe the revision process to students?

  • And so there is sort of a revision of his tone.

  • So there have been numerous revisions to the standard.

  • But recently I've become interested in revision as a process of its own.

  • Hey, we're making a few revisions to the speech.

  • The Office for National Statistics have made revisions to the way the national accounts are measured.

  • Since the adoption of the 1948 Clean Water Act, several revisions have been applied.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

change
vsrevision
1.1

A time when something becomes different

is more focused on improving, correcting, and producing a new version
version
vsrevision
2.0

A different form of something, like a book or program

refers to the act and its outcome rather than just the form name
amendment
vsrevision
963 3.9

A change made to a document or law to improve it

is a more general change used across many contexts
improvement
vsrevision
619 1.1

A change that makes something better

adds the sense of producing a new version as the end result
adjustment
vsrevision
133 2.9

A small change that makes something fit or work better

is the full process that can include many small and large changes
editing
vsrevision
126 2.7

The act of preparing writing, videos, or recordings for sharing by correcting and arranging them

is a wider process that may include preparation but also larger changes
alteration
vsrevision
102 3.3

A change made to something

focuses more on improving or correcting rather than any change
correction
vsrevision
88 2.7

A change that fixes a mistake in a document or report

includes fixes but also broader improvements beyond fixing mistakes
edit
vsrevision
57 2.8

A change made to improve text, like a book or article

is the whole process that leads to the improved result
modification
vsrevision
50 3.6

A slightly changed version of something

is broader, covering both small tweaks and larger overhauls
rewrite
vsrevision
33 3.2

A new version of a text that improves the original

is broader, including both text and other kinds of change
refinement
vsrevision
15 4.4

A small change that makes something better or more precise

is the broader act that may produce such fine improvements
updating
vsrevision
9 2.0

Making something more current by adding new information

is more general, not limited to making things current
rewriting
vsrevision
7 3.7

Changing a text to make it clearer or better

covers all kinds of change including smaller nonwriting edits
reworking
vsrevision
4 3.9

A new version of a book or film with changes

focuses on the act and its resulting improved form rather than just design
reformulation
vsrevision
1 5.0

Changing something so it becomes better or works differently

is the general change process that can include such reworking
revising
vsrevision
2.9

The act of changing writing to make it clearer

is the general act that results in a new improved form
revisal
vsrevision
7.6

An act of changing something written to make it clearer or more correct

is the overall process that produces that revised outcome
rescript
vsrevision
9.5

A new version of a written text that replaces the first

is the wider process that also covers smaller nontext changes

Antonyms

19 6.8

A period when activity and growth stop, often in business or the economy

The first form of a book, film, or show before any change

How Thorough

overhaul
73 5.1
rewrite
33 3.2
revision
94 2.9
amendment
963 3.9
correction
88 2.7

Surface Forms

revision singular
revisions plural

Morphology

revision = revise (transparent) = revise + ion

The noun is a regular nominalization of the verb 'revise' indicating the act or result of revising, which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Revision comes from the Latin parts re- meaning 'again' and videre meaning 'to see', the same root as in the English words 'view' and 'video'. So a revision is literally a 'seeing again' — a new look that changes or improves something.