Revision

Word REVISION
Character 8
Hyphenation re vi sion
Pronunciations /riˈvɪ.ʒ(ə)n/

Definitions and meanings of "Revision"

What do we mean by revision?

The act or process of revising. noun

A revised or new version, as of a book or other written material. noun

The act of revising; reëxamination and correction: as, the revision of statistics; the revision of a book, of a creed, etc. noun

That which is revised; a revised edition or version; specifically capitalized, the revised English version of the Bible. noun

The act of revising; reëxamination for correction; review noun

That which is made by revising. noun

The process of revising: noun

A changed edition, or new version; a modification. noun

A story corrected or expanded by a writer commissioned by the original author. noun

The act of rewriting something noun

Something that has been written again noun

The act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification) noun

The process of revising:

A changed edition, or new version; a modification.

A story corrected or expanded by a writer commissioned by the original author.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Revision

The word "revision" in example sentences

The label revision applied to both Alli, sold over the counter, and Xenical, the prescription form. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Biotech analyst Joel Sendek said the label revision for recently approved Cubicin, a treatment for a certain type of staph infection, is "not as good as it appears to be," in a report sent to clients on Wednesday. ❋ Unknown (2006)

How much of your time is spent writing the first draft, and how much time is spent in revision? ❋ Odysseyworkshop (2009)

The revision is utterly meaningless and one can only hope it is as transparently meaningless to the decent citizens of the republic as it is to the racists at whom the governor is winking. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And at first, I thought you were really asking how long it takes to write a good novel – and I was going to say a long time, especially because revision is going to take a while. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I fear that workshops like Clarion tend to focus on getting you to write a lot of first drafts of stories, but not so much on how to revise those drafts properly; and revision is a skill unto itself, probably the most critical skill of all. ❋ Odysseyworkshop (2009)

The German chancellor, who had been hoping for a wholesale treaty revision, is expected to secure, at best, a change under a process known as the simplified revision procedure. ❋ Nicholas Watt (2010)

I myself am finding the uselessness of word counts in revision to be positively restful. ❋ Deliasherman (2010)

One more revision is incoming, and I did a readthrough of every single word of House Name because at this point, I need it. ❋ Msagara (2009)

"The revision is not expected to jeopardize the budget deficit targets for 2010 by any significant amount, nor the goals set for 2011," the person added. ❋ Nick Skrekas (2010)

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