Re*cen"sion (?), n. [L. recensio: cf. F. recension.]

1.

The act of reviewing or revising; review; examination; enumeration.

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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.

 

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