revisionism
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əˌnɪz noun
1.
advocacy or approval of revision.
2.
any departure from Marxist doctrine, theory, or practice, especially the tendency to favor reform above revolutionary change.
3.
a departure from any authoritative or generally accepted doctrine, theory, practice, etc.
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revisionism (rɪˈvɪʒəˌnɪzəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | (sometimes capital) |
| a. a moderate, nonrevolutionary version of Marxism developed in Germany around 1900 | |
| b. (in Marxist-Leninist ideology) any dangerous departure from the true interpretation of Marx's teachings | |
| 2. | the advocacy of revision of some political theory, religious doctrine, historical or critical interpretation, etc |
| 3. | (usually capital) an ultra-nationalist form of Zionism that arose in Palestine in the 1940s |
| re'visionist | |
| —n, —adj | |
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Revisionism
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Example sentences
Historical revisionism is ok as long as it's the truth.
The more the mistakes that come to light, the more attractive revisionism looks.
The latest example of his revisionism came this week.
Yet it has not been a smooth, unfolding history, but a jagged narrative filled with contention and revisionism.
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