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单词 revision
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revision

noun

re·​vi·​sion ri-ˈvi-zhən How to pronounce revision (audio)
1
a
: an act of revising
b
: a result of revising : alteration
2
: a revised version
revisionary
ri-ˈvi-zhə-ˌner-ē How to pronounce revision (audio)
adjective

Synonyms

  • alteration
  • change
  • difference
  • modification
  • redoing
  • refashioning
  • remaking
  • remodeling
  • revamping
  • review
  • revise
  • reworking
  • variation
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Example Sentences

This edition is filled with revisions. A revision of the theory will be necessary. They made revisions to the book. The teacher gave me some suggestions for revision. This is the original version, not the revision. Here is my revision of the paragraph. See More
Recent Examples on the Web There’s nothing small about a 5.4 percentage point downward revision in a single month. Lance Lambert, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2022 This is balanced out by the company’s plan to keep the rate of content spending for all its platforms at around $30 billion for the next few years and its measured revision of subscriber goals. Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Aug. 2022 For instance, over the last two earnings cycles, when the company highlighted a slight downward revision to margins and growth forecasts, the stock fell by over 15%. Trefis Team, Forbes, 21 June 2022 Another prototype, called Half Dome, was first dreamed up in 2017 and is now on its third revision. Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 20 June 2022 The weaker-than-expected retail sales in May and a downward revision to April spending prompted some economists to downgrade their expectations for economic growth in the second quarter. Harriet Torry, WSJ, 15 June 2022 The biggest explanation for the difference between AP’s numbers and official numbers is a significant downward revision of Army totals. Kristin M. Hall And Justin Pritchard, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Dec. 2021 Meanwhile, China is set to log growth of 8.1%, a slight downward revision amid fears that its recovery could be losing steam. Julia Horowitz, CNN, 27 July 2021 The downward revision was primarily due to an anticipated increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations next fall. Dallas News, 18 June 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

revision

noun

as in alteration
the act, process, or result of making different a finicky author who makes countless revisions before submitting a work for publication

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • alteration
  • change
  • modification
  • revise
  • amendment
  • difference
  • variation
  • reworking
  • redesign
  • adjustment
  • shift
  • review
  • remodeling
  • reform
  • revamping
  • redoing
  • correction
  • transformation
  • remaking
  • refashioning
  • rectification
  • mutation
  • fluctuation
  • conversion
  • metamorphosis
  • replacement
  • deformation
  • distortion
  • substitution
  • displacement
  • oscillation
  • tweak
  • regulation
  • modulation
  • transfiguration
  • redo

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • fixation
  • stabilization
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