Revision

Part of speech: noun

Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈvɪʒ.ən/

Definitions

1. A change or correction made to improve or update something previously written or created
2. The act of reviewing and updating a work to increase its quality and relevance involves both changes and thoughtful improvements
3. A process of modifying or amending a previously created work involves careful assessment and incorporation of new information or insights

Etymology: The word "revision" is built from the prefix "re-" ("again, back") and "vision," and its path into English runs through French and Latin. Its Latin ancestor, "revīsiō," meant a second look or a reviewing, and the verb behind it, "revīsere," meant to go back and look at something again. That original sense of revisiting is still visible in the modern meaning: to revise is to look again at a finished piece of work and change it. The noun reached English through Old French "revision" and the Anglo-Norman form, as a borrowing that arrived alongside many other Latin-derived words. Its root, "vision," came into English earlier through Old French "visioun" and carried the Latin sense of seeing, which the prefix then turned into the idea of seeing again. The meaning of looking at something once more has stayed close to the surface ever since.

Synonyms: edit, amendment, alteration

Antonyms: stagnation, neglect