revision
[ ri-vizh-uhn ]
/ rɪˈvɪʒ ən /
noun
Origin of revision
SYNONYMS FOR revision
OTHER WORDS FROM revision
re·vi·sion·al, re·vi·sion·ar·y, adjective non·re·vi·sion, noun pre·re·vi·sion, noun pro·re·vi·sion, adjectiveWords nearby revision
Example sentences from the Web for revisionary
These proceedings, however, do not furnish any decisive evidence of the nature and purpose of the revisionary check.
The function intended for it by its advocates related exclusively to the exercise of the revisionary check upon legislation.
Seconds motion to include a portion of the Judiciary with the Executive in revisionary power over laws.
The status of these subspecies is poorly known; additional breeding specimens and revisionary study are needed.
Check-list of the Birds of Kansas |Harrison B Tordoff
British Dictionary definitions for revisionary (1 of 2)
revisionary
/ (rɪˈvɪʒənərɪ) /
adjective
of or relating to a new or different version of something
British Dictionary definitions for revisionary (2 of 2)
revision
/ (rɪˈvɪʒən) /
noun
the act or process of revising
British
the process of rereading a subject or notes on it, esp in preparation for an examination
a corrected or new version of a book, article, etc