Main Entry: ¹re·view

Pronunciation: \ri-ˈvyü\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English reveue, from Middle French, from feminine past participle of revoir to see again, reexamine, from Old French reveoir, from re- + veoir, veeir to see — more at view

Date: 15th century

1 a : a formal military inspection b : a military ceremony honoring a person or an event
2 : revision 1a
3 : a general survey (as of the events of a period)
4 : an act or the process of reviewing
5 : judicial reexamination (as of the proceedings of a lower tribunal by a higher)
6 a : a critical evaluation (as of a book or play) b : a magazine devoted chiefly to reviews and essays
7 a : a retrospective view or survey (as of one's life) b (1) : renewed study of material previously studied (2) : an exercise facilitating such study
8 : revue