redaction

re·dac·tion

noun \-ˈdak-shən\

Definition of REDACTION

1

: an act or instance of redacting something

2

: a work that has been redacted : edition, version

— re·dac·tion·al \-shnəl, -shə-n^əl\ adjective

Origin of REDACTION

French rédaction, from Late Latin redaction-, redactio act of reducing, compressing, from Latin redigere to bring back, reduce, from re-, red- re- + agere to lead — more at agent

First Known Use: 1785

Other Publishing Terms

annotate, dreadful, emend, expurgate, factoid, jump, lobster shift, referee

Rhymes with REDACTION

abstraction, attraction, bolt-action, class action, compaction, contraction, cross action, detraction, diffraction, distraction, exaction, extraction, impaction, inaction, infraction, job action, live-action, olfaction, protraction, reaction, refraction, retraction, stop-action, subtraction, transaction