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 event2: revision 1a3: a general survey (as of the events of a period)4: an act or the process of reviewing5: 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 essays7 a: a retrospective view or survey (as of one's life) b (1): renewed study of material previously studied (2): an exercise facilitating such study8: revue

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