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noun
- an editorial revision of a literary work, especially on the basis of critical examination of the text and the sources used.
- a version of a text resulting from such revision.
noun
- a critical revision of a literary work
- a text revised in this way
1630s, from Latin recensionem (nominative recensio) “an enumeration,” noun of action from past participle stem of recensere “to count, enumerate, survey,” from re- (see re-) + censere “to tax, rate, assess, estimate” (see censor (n.)).