recension
noun
re·cen·sion ri-ˈsen(t)-shən 
1
: a critical revision of a text
2
: a text established by critical revision
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The recension and subsequent cancellation of the 2019 award event--BCRI’s most important fund-raiser--ignited a firestorm of protests. 
Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al, 22 Mar. 2021 In contrast, the Islamic State sought to recast political Islam in its recension as entirely continuous with premodern classical Islamic political governance. New York Times, 12 May 2020
Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al, 22 Mar. 2021 In contrast, the Islamic State sought to recast political Islam in its recension as entirely continuous with premodern classical Islamic political governance. New York Times, 12 May 2020 Word History
Etymology
Latin recension-, recensio enumeration, from recensēre to review, from re- + censēre to assess, tax — more at censor
First Known Use
circa 1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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