re'visal

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revise (rɪˈvaɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  (tr) to change, alter, or amend: to revise one's opinion
2.  (Brit) to reread (a subject or notes on it) so as to memorize it, esp in preparation for an examination
3.  (tr) to prepare a new version or edition of (a previously printed work)
 
n
4.  the act, process, or result of revising; revision
 
[C16: from Latin revīsere to look back at, from re- + vīsere to inspect, from vidēre to see; see review, visit]
 
re'visable
 
adj
 
re'visal
 
n
 
re'viser
 
n

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