Definitions For Recension

Noun

RECENSION (plural RECENSIONs) A census, an enumeration, a review#noun, review, a survey#noun, survey. A critical revision of a text#noun, text. A text established by critical revision. A family of manuscripts which share similar traits; the variety of a language which is used in such manuscripts. : {{ux, en, The existence of two major literary centres in the First Bulgarian Empire led to the emergence of two recensions of Old Church Slavonic: the Bulgarian Recension and the Macedonian Recension.}} : {{ux, en, The Russian recension of Old Church Slavonic emerged after the 10th century and was characterized by the substitution of {{IPAchar, /u/}} for the nasal sound {{IPAchar, /õ/}}.}}

Derived terms

recensionist

Related terms

recense

Translations

{{trans-top-also, census, enumeration, review, survey, census, enumeration, review, survey}} Latin: recēnsiō, f Macedonian: рецензија, f Swedish: recension, c Albanian: recensioni Czech: recenze, f French: recension, f German: Rezension, f Greek: αναθεώρηση, f Hungarian: recenzió Irish: atheagar, m, athleagan, m Macedonian: рецензија, f Manx: {{t-check, gv, aavaght, m}} Portuguese: recensão, f Russian: изво́д, m Serbo-Croatian: recenzija, рецензија Spanish: recensión, f Welsh: ailolyniad, m, ailolyniadau, m-p Irish: atheagar, m, athleagan, m Manx: {{t-check, gv, aavaght, m}} Welsh: ailolyniad, m, ailolyniadau, m-p Russian: изво́д, m

See also

redaction

Etymology

From {{der, en, la, recēnsiō, , enumeration; review; reassessment}}, from recēnseō, , to count, reckon; to examine, review; to go over, revise, from re-, , prefix meaning ‘again’ (from {{der, en, itc-pro, wre, , again}}; further etymology uncertain) + cēnseō, , to give an opinion; to suppose, think; to assess (ultimately from {{der, en, ine-pro, *ḱn̥seh₁-}}, *ḱn̥seye-, , to announce).

Anagrams

ninescore

Is Recension a Scrabble Word?

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The word Recension is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends

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