ʃən 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.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a critical revision of a literary work |
| 2. | a text revised in this way |
| [C17: from Latin recēnsiō, from recēnsēre to survey, from | |
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