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Review   /rˌivjˈu/   Listen
noun
Review  n.  
1.
A second or repeated view; a reexamination; a retrospective survey; a looking over again; as, a review of one's studies; a review of life.
2.
An examination with a view to amendment or improvement; revision; as, an author's review of his works.
3.
A critical examination of a publication, with remarks; a criticism; a critique.
4.
A periodical containing critical essays upon matters of interest, as new productions in literature, art, etc.
5.
An inspection, as of troops under arms or of a naval force, by a high officer, for the purpose of ascertaining the state of discipline, equipments, etc.
6.
(Law) The judicial examination of the proceedings of a lower court by a higher.
7.
A lesson studied or recited for a second time.
Bill of review (Equity), a bill, in the nature of proceedings in error, filed to procure an examination and alteration or reversal of a final decree which has been duly signed and enrolled.
Commission of review (Eng. Eccl. Law), a commission formerly granted by the crown to revise the sentence of the court of delegates.
Synonyms: Reexamination; resurvey; retrospect; survey; reconsideration; revisal; revise; revision.


verb
Review  v. t.  (past & past part. reviewed; pres. part. reveiwing)  
1.
To view or see again; to look back on. (R.) "I shall review Sicilia."
2.
To go over and examine critically or deliberately. Specifically:
(a)
To reconsider; to revise, as a manuscript before printing it, or a book for a new edition.
(b)
To go over with critical examination, in order to discover exellences or defects; hence, to write a critical notice of; as, to review a new novel.
(c)
To make a formal or official examination of the state of, as troops, and the like; as, to review a regiment.
(d)
(Law) To reexamine judically; as, a higher court may review the proceedings and judgments of a lower one.
3.
To retrace; to go over again. "Shall I the long, laborious scene review?"


Review  v. i.  To look back; to make a review.





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"Review" Quotes from Famous Books



... a parade of all the troops in review order for the inspection of the Prince, who was pleased to express his complete satisfaction and approval of 'the steadiness under arms, soldier-like bearing, and precision of movement, which distinguish the corps of the three armies assembled ...
— Forty-one years in India - From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief • Frederick Sleigh Roberts
... strolled through the rain, holding the umbrella vertically over the exposed page to keep it dry while he read. Suddenly his eye was struck by an article. It was the review of a pamphlet by an American astronomer, in which the author announced a conclusive discovery with regard ...
— Two on a Tower • Thomas Hardy
... two days Samson had under review our islanders, and the brethren, who in martial accoutrements, and restored moreover already by good store of food, would fain take part in the great matter of executing Heaven's vengeance on Le Grand Sarrasin and his troop. These were ...
— The Fall Of The Grand Sarrasin • William J. Ferrar
... she still bent over the lock, motionless, saw in hand. In the instant she made a mental review of her proceedings and satisfied herself that she had been guilty of no professional blunder. The inopportune appearance of Mr. Cragg must be attributed to a blind chance—to fate. So the first wave of humiliation that swept over her receded as she gathered ...
— Mary Louise in the Country • L. Frank Baum (AKA Edith Van Dyne)
... the beginning of the end of our year's work. After our usual devotional exercises we commenced the public examination of our school in all the various classes. It was an exhaustive review of as much of the work of the year as could be covered in the given time. All passed off to the satisfaction of the teachers and the great delight of a good number of visiting patrons and friends. It was a thorough ...
— The American Missionary -- Volume 48, No. 7, July, 1894 • Various


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