Recension meaning
A critical revision of a text incorporating the most plausible elements found in varying sources.
noun
A text so revised.
noun
A revising of a text on the basis of a critical examination of sources.
noun
A revised text so produced.
noun
A text established by critical revision.
noun
Origin of recension
- Latin recēnsiō recēnsiōn- a reviewing from recēnsēre to review re- re- cēnsēre to estimate kens- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Latin recÄ“nsiÅ (“review"), from recÄ“nseÅ (“review"), from re- + cÄ“nseÅ (“give an opinion").
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