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      review
      noun
      An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.
      A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights.
      A survey of the available items or material.
      A periodical which makes a survey of the arts or some other field.
      (law) A judicial reassessment of a case or an event.
      A forensic inspection to assess compliance with regulations or some code.
      A stage show made up of topical sketches etc.
      (sciences) A review article.
      A military inspection or display for the benefit of superiors or VIPs.
      verb
      To write a critical evaluation of a new art work etc.; to write a review.
      To survey; to look broadly over.
      (transitive, Philippines, sometimes Canada, US) To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination.
      To look back over in order to correct or edit; to revise.
      (obsolete) To view or see again; to look back on.
      (obsolete) To retrace; to go over again.
      Roots
      videre-vid · Latin · to see
      Synonyms for review
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      Words related to review
      reexaminationnreviewableadjrecensionnreevaluationnrevisalnreviewersnauditnrevisoryadjscrutatorrevisitedvrevisionaryadjscrutinizationnexamennrevisitsvrecommendationsnwriteupexaminantadj

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