recension


re·cen·sion

R0081000 (rĭ-sĕn′shən)n.1. A critical revision of a text incorporating the most plausible elements found in varying sources.2. A text so revised.
[Latin recēnsiō, recēnsiōn-, a reviewing, from recēnsēre, to review : re-, re- + cēnsēre, to estimate; see kens- in Indo-European roots.]

recension

(rɪˈsɛnʃən) n1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a critical revision of a literary work2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a text revised in this way[C17: from Latin recēnsiō, from recēnsēre to survey, from re- + cēnsēre to assess]

re•cen•sion

(rɪˈsɛn ʃən)

n. a critical revision of a text, esp. one based on examination of its sources. [1810–20; < Latin recēnsiō revision of the censor's roll =re- re- + cēnsēre to estimate, assess] re•cen′sion•ist, n.
Translations
Rezensionrecensione