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re·vi·sion

(rĭ-vĭzh′ən)

1. The act or process of revising.

2. A revised or new version, as of a book or other written material.

re·vi′sion·ar′y adj.

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revision

(rɪˈvɪʒən)

1. the act or process of revising

2. (Education) Brit the process of rereading a subject or notes on it, esp in preparation for an examination

3. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a corrected or new version of a book, article, etc

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re•vi•sion

(rɪˈvɪʒ ən)

n.

1. the act or work of revising.

2. a process of revising.

3. a revised form or version.

re•vi′sion•ar′y, adj.

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Noun	1.	revision - the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); "it would require a drastic revision of his opinion" alteration 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 revisal, revise, rescript revising, rewriting - editing that involves writing something again
	3.	revision - something that has been written again; "the rewrite was much better" rewrite, rescript 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.

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revision

noun

The act or process of revising:

amendment, emendation, rewrite.

Translations

مُرَاجَعَةمُراجَعَه

revizepřepracování

revisionkorrigeringrepetition

korjaaminen

pregled

átdolgozott kiadás

endurskoîun; upprifjun

revisione

修正復習

교정

revisie

revidering repetisjonslesing

rewizja

revisão

пересмотр повторение ревизия

ponavljanjepredelava

repetition

การทบทวน

düzeltmegözden geçirmeyeniden gözden geçirme

sự sửa lại

修改校订

revision

[rɪˈvɪʒən] N

1. (for exams) → repaso m
I need two weeks for revision → necesito 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

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revision

[rɪˈvɪʒ^ən] 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?

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revision

(of opinion, estimate) → Überholen nt, → Revidieren nt

(of proofs) → Revision f, → Überarbeitung f

(Brit, for exam) → Wiederholung f → (des Stoffs)

(= revised version) → überarbeitete Ausgabe

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revision

[rɪˈvɪʒ/ən] n

a. (before exam) → ripasso; (of text) → revisione f

b. (revised version) → versione f riveduta e corretta

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revise

(rəˈvaiz) verb

1. to correct faults and make improvements in (a book etc). This dictionary has been completely revised.

2. to study one's previous work, notes etc in preparation for an examination etc. You'd better start revising (your Latin) for your exam.

3. to change (one's opinion etc).

revision (rəˈviʒən) noun

revision

→ مُرَاجَعَة přepracování revision Revision αναθεώρηση revisión korjaaminen révision pregled revisione 修正 교정 revisie revidering rewizja revisão пересмотр repetition การทบทวน gözden geçirme sự sửa lại 修改

revision

n. revisión.

revision

n revisión f

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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.

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'Chronological Outlines of English Literature' (Macmillan, $1.00) is very useful for reference though now much in need of revision. It is much to be desired that students should have at hand for consultation some good short history of England, such as that of S.

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Ide," it is not impossible that the poems now republished in this collection may be by the author of "The Raven." 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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Some members, with Stremov at their head, justified their mistake on the ground that they had put faith in the commission of revision, instituted by Alexey Alexandrovitch, and maintained that the report of the commission was rubbish, and simply so much waste paper.

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They were men whose opinions were their own property and not subject to revision and amendment, suggestion or criticism, by anybody, even their friends.

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The others would as naturally be disinclined to a revision, which was likely to end in an increase of their own incumbrances.

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In earlier editions, the last line reads, "Of the four valiant men whose history we have related, there now no longer remained but one single body; God had resumed the souls." Dumas made the revision in later editions.

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I proceed to the arrangement of my slips--to the revision of my slips--to the reading of my slips--addressed emphatically to your private ear.

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And if we except the observations which New Jersey was led to make, rather by her local situation, than by her peculiar foresight, it may be questioned whether a single suggestion was of sufficient moment to justify a revision of the system.

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No State shall, without the Consent of the Congress, lay any Imposts or Duties on Imports or Exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing it's inspection Laws: and the net Produce of all Duties and Imposts, laid by any State on Imports or Exports, shall be for the Use of the Treasury of the United States; and all such Laws shall be subject to the Revision and Controul of the Congress.

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"May not the editor have been right in his revision of your 'Sea Lyrics'?" she questioned.

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The whole system of shipping and conveying these unfortunate persons, is one that stands in need of thorough revision. If any class deserve to be protected and assisted by the Government, it is that class who are banished from their native land in search of the bare means of subsistence.