recension  

recension [ ri sénsh'n ] (plural recensions)

noun 
Definition:

1. critical revision: a critical revision carried out on a literary text

2. revised text: a literary text that has been given a critical revision

[Mid-17th century. < Latin recension- 'review' < recensere 'reassess' < censere 'appraise, assess']

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