recension Meaning, Definition & Usage

Re*cen"sion noun

Etymology

L. recensio: cf. F. recension.

Definitions

1. The act of reviewing or revising; review; examination; enumeration. Barrow.
2. Specifically, the review of a text (as of an ancient author) by an editor; critical revisal and establishment.
3. The result of such a work; a text established by critical revision; an edited version.