# revision

Pronunciation: US say "ruh-VIZH-uhn" /ɹəˈvɪʒ.ən/; UK say "ri-VIZH-uhn" /ɹɪˈvɪʒ.ən/

## Noun

1. The act or process of reviewing, editing, and amending a text or work.
   - Simple: The work of checking and improving a piece of writing or a plan.
   - _The manuscript underwent extensive revision before publication._
   - _Careful revision improved the clarity of the funding proposal._
2. An altered form or edition of something, or an individual change made to it.
   - Simple: A new or changed version of something made earlier.
   - _The latest revision of the contract addressed the missing clauses._
   - _Software revisions often introduce both fixes and new bugs._
3. The process of reviewing previously learned material, especially one's own notes, in preparation for a test or examination. *(Australia, New Zealand, UK)*
   - Simple: Going over your notes and lessons again to get ready for an exam.
   - _Most students begin their revision several weeks before the GCSE exams._
   - _Group revision sessions are common in the run-up to finals._
4. A story corrected or expanded by a writer hired by the original author to do so.
   - Simple: A story that another writer fixes or adds to, with the first author's permission.
   - _The estate commissioned a revision to complete the author's final, unfinished book._
   - _Critics debated whether the revision honored the original writer's intentions._

## Verb

Pronunciation: say "ree-VIZH-uhn" US /ˌɹiˈvɪʒ.ən/, UK /ˌɹiːˈvɪʒ.ən/

5. To give a person, group, or organization a fresh vision or outlook.
   - Simple: To give a person or group a new way of seeing their purpose.
   - _The incoming CEO sought to revision the struggling firm entirely._
   - _Communities can revision themselves after a crisis._

## Origin

**Meanings 1–4** — Borrowed from the French "révision", which in turn comes from the Latin "revīsiō".
**Meaning 5** — Formed from the prefix "re-" combined with "vision".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/revision (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).