Definition of RECENSION

recension

Meanings

Plural: recensions

Noun

  • A census, an enumeration, a review, a survey.
  • A critical revision of a text.
  • A text established by critical revision.
  • A family of manuscripts which share similar traits; the variety of a language which is used in such manuscripts.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin recēnsiō (“enumeration; review; reassessment”), from recēnseō (“to count, reckon; to examine, review; to go over, revise”), from re- (“again”) (from Proto-Italic *wre (“again”); further etymology uncertain) + cēnseō (“to give an opinion; to suppose, think; to assess”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱn̥seh₁-, *ḱn̥seye- (“to announce”)).

Scrabble Score: 11

recension is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
recension is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
recension is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

recension is a valid Words With Friends word