Main Entry: re·dac·tion

Pronunciation: \-ˈdak-shən\

Function: noun

Etymology: 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

Date: 1785

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