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