recension

(ri sens̸hən)

noun

  1. a revising of a text on the basis of a critical examination of sources
  2. a revised text so produced

Origin: L recensio < recensere, to revise < re-, again + censere, to value: see censure

See recension in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A critical revision of a text incorporating the most plausible elements found in varying sources.
  2. A text so revised.

Origin:

Origin: Latin recēnsiō, recēnsiōn-, a reviewing

Origin: , from recēnsēre, to review

Origin: : re-, re-

Origin: + cēnsēre, to estimate; see kens- in Indo-European roots

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