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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