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review

noun
/ɹɪˈvjuː/

Etymology

From Middle English revewe, reveue, from Old French reveüe, revue (Modern French: revue), feminine form of reveü, past participle of reveoir (French: revoir), from Latin revideō, from re- +videō (“see, observe”) (English: video). Equivalent to re- + view. Compare retrospect. Doublet of revue.

  1. derived from revideō
  2. derived from reveue
  3. inherited from revewe

Definitions

  1. A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights.

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

  2. 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.

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

    • The victims demanded a full judicial review of the case.
  4. ›+ 12 more definitions

    1. A stage show made up of topical sketches etc.

      • The Cambridge Footlights Review launched many Monty Python faces.

    2. A survey of the available items or material.

      • The magazine contained a review of Paris restaurants.

    3. A review article.

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

      • The Times Literary Review is published in London.

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

      • The troops assembled for a review by the Queen.

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

      • The regulators demanded a review against NYSE practices.

    7. To survey

      To survey; to look broadly over.

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

    8. To write a critical evaluation of a new art work etc.

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

      • The critic reviews every new play in London.
      • […] "The Interview," a crude and poorly reviewed comedy about a C.I.A. effort to hire two bumbling journalists to knock off Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader […]

    9. To look back over in order to correct or edit

      To look back over in order to correct or edit; to revise.

      • "Keith Williams is reviewing his review," the source said. "The whole structure of the industry has changed since he wrote his report. [...]"

    10. To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation…

      To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination.

    11. To view or see again

      To view or see again; to look back on.

    12. To retrace

      To retrace; to go over again.

      • Shall I the long, laborious ſcene review, // And open all the wounds of Greece anew?

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Derived

bar review, board of review, capsule review, code review, collateral review, judicial review, law review, life review, literature review, metareview, minireview, peer review, program evaluation and review technique, program evaluation review technique, project evaluation and review technique, project evaluation review technique, rational basis review, rent review, review article, review bomb, review copy, reviewish, reviewless, review-proof, scoping review, self-review, utilization review, misreview, nonreviewing, prereview, reviewable, reviewage, reviewal, reviewee, unreviewable

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at review. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at review. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at review

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA