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Definition of review :
1. A critical examination of a publication, with remarks; a criticism; a critique.
2. A lesson studied or recited for a second time.
3. A periodical containing critical essays upon matters of interest, as new productions in literature, art, etc.
4. 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.
5. An examination with a view to amendment or improvement; revision; as, an author's review of his works.
6. 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.
7. The judicial examination of the proceedings of a lower court by a higher.
8. To go over and examine critically or deliberately.
9. 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.
10. To look back; to make a review.
11. To make a formal or official examination of the state of, as troops, and the like; as, to review a regiment.
12. To reconsider; to revise, as a manuscript before printing it, or a book for a new edition.
13. To reexamine judically; as, a higher court may review the proceedings and judgments of a lower one.
14. To retrace; to go over again.
15. To view or see again; to look back on.
Synonyms:
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examine (part of speech: verb)
inspect, survey, check, observe, peruse, contemplate, verify, examine, study, scan, scrutinize, consider
publication (part of speech: noun)
gazette, newspaper, promulgation, periodical, publication, dissemination, bulletin, newsletter, promotion, advertisement, propaganda, herald, newsmagazine, handbill, brief, notice, circular, post, journalism, commercial, journal, report, broadcast, announcement, organ
inspection (part of speech: noun)
examination, view, overview, scrutiny, preview, reconnaissance, voyeurism, supervision, reconnoiter, surveillance, espionage, inspection, oversight
Usage examples:
- Charter, of course, was delighted with the review of his second book. - "She Buildeth Her House", Will Comfort.
- My review of the progress I had made, when I looked back at my pages of manuscript, yielded all the encouragement I wanted to drive me on. - "The Queen of Hearts", Wilkie Collins Last Updated: January 3, 2009.
- A brief review is necessary to understand the situation. - "Sketches of the Covenanters", J. C. McFeeters.