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单词 recension
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Definition of recension in English:

recension

noun rɪˈsɛnʃ(ə)nrəˈsɛn(t)ʃ(ə)n
  • 1A revised edition of a text.

    under the Carolingians new recensions of the code were made
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Waugh revised this ending for the 1965 recension of the three works, and decided that Guy and his new wife Domenica should be childless.
    • There are three recensions or regional versions of the Sama Veda.
    • The Southern recension of the epic states that in an earlier birth as Nalayani (also named Indrasena) she was married to Maudgalya, an irascible sage afflicted with leprosy.
    • That this was a serious problem is suggested by the fact that the 1555 recension expands this chapter by noting that failure to comply would result in 40 days imprisonment, a great fine, and loss of the franchise.
    • The text of the Jnashwari had become corrupted, so he re-edited it, and his recension has remained current to the present day.
    • Through their numerous recensions, Sarah's memoirs became more rather than less embittered.
    • The fact that for all practical purposes we have only a single recension of the Koran is thus a remarkable testimony to the authority of the early Islamic state.
    • However that may be, Winroth's discovery of a first recension of the Decretum is exciting news.
    • He has a wonderfully readable discussion of the Lord's Prayer in both the recension of Matthew and the one of Luke.
    • Already very old when it was written down, it survives in three main manuscript recensions: in the Book of the Dun Cow, the Book of Leinster, and the Yellow Book of Lecan.
    • The written text had gone through several recensions by the accepted time of birth of Jesus Christ.
    Synonyms
    issue, number, volume
    1. 1.1mass noun The revision of a text.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Although transmission and recension must have left some imprint on these classic works, to the Arab Muslims who conveyed and compiled them they were the epitome of a literary era still fresh in their minds.

Origin

Mid 17th century (in the sense 'survey, review'): from Latin recensio(n-), from recensere 'revise', from re- 'again' + censere 'to review'.

Rhymes

abstention, apprehension, ascension, attention, circumvention, comprehension, condescension, contention, contravention, convention, declension, detention, dimension, dissension, extension, gentian, hypertension, hypotension, intention, intervention, invention, mention, misapprehension, obtention, pension, prehension, prevention, retention, subvention, supervention, suspension, tension
 
 

Definition of recension in US English:

recension

nounrəˈsɛn(t)ʃ(ə)nrəˈsen(t)SH(ə)n
  • A revised edition of a text; an act of making a revised edition of a text.

    under the Carolingians new recensions of the code were made
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The text of the Jnashwari had become corrupted, so he re-edited it, and his recension has remained current to the present day.
    • However that may be, Winroth's discovery of a first recension of the Decretum is exciting news.
    • Waugh revised this ending for the 1965 recension of the three works, and decided that Guy and his new wife Domenica should be childless.
    • Already very old when it was written down, it survives in three main manuscript recensions: in the Book of the Dun Cow, the Book of Leinster, and the Yellow Book of Lecan.
    • He has a wonderfully readable discussion of the Lord's Prayer in both the recension of Matthew and the one of Luke.
    • There are three recensions or regional versions of the Sama Veda.
    • The fact that for all practical purposes we have only a single recension of the Koran is thus a remarkable testimony to the authority of the early Islamic state.
    • That this was a serious problem is suggested by the fact that the 1555 recension expands this chapter by noting that failure to comply would result in 40 days imprisonment, a great fine, and loss of the franchise.
    • The written text had gone through several recensions by the accepted time of birth of Jesus Christ.
    • The Southern recension of the epic states that in an earlier birth as Nalayani (also named Indrasena) she was married to Maudgalya, an irascible sage afflicted with leprosy.
    • Through their numerous recensions, Sarah's memoirs became more rather than less embittered.
    Synonyms
    issue, number, volume

Origin

Mid 17th century (in the sense ‘survey, review’): from Latin recensio(n-), from recensere ‘revise’, from re- ‘again’ + censere ‘to review’.

 
 
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