recension

[ ri-sen-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. an editorial revision of a literary work, especially on the basis of critical examination of the text and the sources used.

  2. a version of a text resulting from such revision.

Origin of recension

1
1630–40; <Latin recēnsiōn- (stem of recēnsiō) a reviewing, equivalent to recēns(ēre) (re-re- + cēnsēre to estimate, assess) + -iōn--ion

Other words from recension

  • re·cen·sion·ist, noun

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recension

/ (rɪˈsɛnʃən) /


noun
  1. a critical revision of a literary work

  2. a text revised in this way

Origin of recension

1
C17: from Latin recēnsiō, from recēnsēre to survey, from re- + cēnsēre to assess

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