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Webster 1913 Edition
Recension
Re-cen′sion
(rē̍-sĕn′shŭn)
, Noun.
[L.
recensio
: cf. F. recension
.] 1.
The act of reviewing or revising; review; examination; enumeration.
Barrow.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Recension
RECEN'SION
,Noun.