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Complete Definition of "review"

wikipedia|dab=revue
English

Pronunciation
IPA|/rɪ�vju�/, SAMPA|/r`I"vju:/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-u�|-u�

Etymology
From MF. reveue (French: revue), feminine past participle of reveeir (French: revoir), from L. revidere.

Noun
wikipedia
en-noun

  1. A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact.

#:I need to make a review of the book before I can understand it.

  1. An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.

#:The newspaper review was full of praise for the play.

  1. A judicial reassessment of a case or an event.

#:The victims demanded a full judical review of the case.

  1. A stage show made up of sketches etc.

#:The Cambridge Footlights Review launched many Monty Python faces.

  1. A survey of the available items or material.

#:The magazine contained a review of Paris restaurants.

  1. A periodical which makes a survey of the arts or some other field.

#:The Times Literary Review is published in London.

  1. A military inspection or display for the benefit of superiors or VIPs.

#:The troops assembled for a review by the Queen.

  1. A forensic inspection to assess compliance with regulations or some code.

#:The regulators demanded a review against NYSE practices.

Translations
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ttbc|Chinese: 復�, ��, �顧, 檢�, 復�
ttbc|Dutch: controle, recensie
ttbc|German: �berarbeitung f (1), �berprüfung f (2,4), Rezension f (3), Truppenschau f (8)
ttbc|Polish: recenzja f (1,2), wydanie krytyczne n (2) redakcja f (2), przegl�d m (4,5,6,7), kontrola f(8)
Serbian: pregled, prikaz, spis, pis
ttbc|Spanish: crítica f, repaso m, reseña f, revisión f, revista f

Verb
en-verb

  1. obsolete To see again.
  2. obsolete To look back over in order to correct or edit; to revise.
  3. To survey; to look broadly over.

#:Before I tackle the question directly, I must briefly review historical approaches to the problem.

  1. To write a critical evaluation of a new art work etc.; to write a review.

#:The critic reviews every new play in London.

See also
revise (v.)

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