noun
revision
rih-VIHZH-uhn
noun
1
The process of reviewing and correcting a piece of work, or the corrected version itself.
"The editor sent back the manuscript with notes for revision."
"This is the third revision of the design."
2
(British) The activity of studying material again in preparation for an exam.
"She spent all of Sunday doing revision for her history exam."
How to Use Revision
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither the act of correcting/improving work, or (in British English) exam study.
UK vs US
British speakers say "doing revision"; Americans would say "studying" instead.
Common pairings
do revision
a revised edition
undergo revision
Word Forms
revisioned past tense, revisions plural, revisions singular
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Etymology
Borrowed from French révision, from Latin revisio, "a seeing again".