See Also: Revision(medicine)
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revision (iou)



revision noun. E17.
[Old & mod. French revision or late Latin revisio(n-), from Latin revisere: see REVISE verb, -ION.]
The action of revising, esp. in preparation for an examination. E17.
C. Priest I began a process of revision, going back through..completed pages and rewriting..passages.
b. The result of revising; a revised version. M19.
J. Kitto A revision..is now wanted, or rather, a new translation.
c. Medicine. (A) surgical operation to make good any deterioration (esp. of an artificial joint or other prosthetic appliance) following a previous operation. M20.
The fact of seeing a person or thing again; an instance of this. Now rare. L18.
E. L. Arnold A sweet revision of Blodwin, my..British wife!
A retrospective survey. rare. M19.
W. C. Macready Let my revision of this day enable me to be more resolute.
revisionary adjective E19.