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Pronunciation / Transliteration: Überarbeitung
"Der Vertrag bedarf einer gründlichen Überarbeitung."
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The action of revising or altering something, especially a writing or a piece of legislation.
"The book requires major revision before publication."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'revision' originates from the Latin 'revisio', which means 'a looking back' or 'review'. It evolved through Middle French 'révision' before entering English in the late 14th century, reflecting the act of reviewing or altering something to improve it.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Revision" is said worldwide
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révision
Transliteration: révision
"Le contrat a besoin d'une révision."
Überarbeitung
Transliteration: Überarbeitung
"Der Vertrag bedarf einer gründlichen Überarbeitung."
revisione
Transliteration: revisione
"Il testo necessita di una revisione."
revisión
Transliteration: revisión
"El documento necesita una revisión final."
revisão
Transliteration: revisão
"O artigo passou por uma revisão cuidadosa."
संशोधन
Transliteration: sanshodhan
"इस योजना में संशोधन की आवश्यकता है।"
修改
Transliteration: xiūgǎi
"这篇文章需要做一些修改。"
수정
Transliteration: sujeong
"보고서에 몇 가지 수정이 필요합니다."
修正
Transliteration: shūsei
"この計画にはいくつかの修正が必要です。"
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