re'viewer

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review (rɪˈvjuː)

—vb
1.	to look at or examine again: to review a situation
2.	to look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events, etc); remember: he reviewed his achievements with pride
3.	to inspect, esp formally or officially: the general reviewed his troops
4.	to read through or go over in order to correct
5.	law to re-examine (a decision) judicially
6.	to write a critical assessment of (a book, film, play, concert, etc), esp as a profession

—n
7.	Also called: reviewal the act or an instance of reviewing
8.	a general survey or report: a review of the political situation
9.	a critical assessment of a book, film, play, concert, etc, esp one printed in a newspaper or periodical
10.	a. a publication containing such articles
	b. (capital when part of a name): the Saturday Review
11.	a second consideration; re-examination
12.	a retrospective survey
13.	a formal or official inspection
14.	(US), (Canadian) Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): revision the process of rereading a subject or notes on it, esp in preparation for an examination
15.	law judicial re-examination of a case, esp by a superior court
16.	a less common spelling of revue

[C16: from French, from revoir to see again, from Latin re-re- + vidēre to see]

re'viewable

—*adj*

re'viewer

—n

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