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▪ I. re-reˈvise, n. [re- 5 a.] A second revise.
1858O. W. Holmes Aut. Breakf.-t. 54, I require to see a proof, a revise, a re-revise..of all my productions, especially verse. 1895Daily News 27 May 8/3 Balzac literally re-wrote his works on proofs, and on revises, and re-revises. ▪ II. re-reˈvise, v. [re- 5 a.] trans. To revise again. Hence re-reˈvised ppl. a.
1786Cowper Let. to Lady Hesketh 3 Apr., I thought of detaining the third, fourth, and fifth books till I should have re-revised the first. 1806Southey Let. to G. C. Bedford 17 June, What with revising and re-revising over and over again, they will amount to something like it at last. 1864Realm 16 Mar. 2 We have had a code, a revised code, and a re-revised code, each more in advance than its predecessor. So re-reˈvision, further revision.
1823J. Badcock Dom. Amusem. p. iv, The new articles..stood particularly in want of re-revision. 1881Athenæum 28 May 713/2 The result of ten years' revision and re-revision..could hardly be other than emendation. |