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REVISION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)
Example:
it would require a drastic revision of his opinion
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("revision" is a kind of...):
transformation; translation (the act of changing in form or shape or appearance)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "revision"):
distraction; misdirection (the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something)
modulation (the act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect))
qualification (the act of modifying or changing the strength of some idea)
reorganization (an extensive alteration of the structure of a corporation or government)
metamorphosis; transfiguration (a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances)
Derivation:
revise (make revisions in)
revise (revise or reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating and improving)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Something that has been written again
Example:
the rewrite was much better
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("revision" is a kind of...):
piece of writing; writing; written material (the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect))
Sense 3
Meaning:
The act of rewriting something
Synonyms:
rescript; revisal; revise; revision
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("revision" is a kind of...):
revising; rewriting (editing that involves writing something again)
Derivation:
revise (make revisions in)
