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Revision

The act of revising; reexamination for correction; review; as, the revision of a book or writing, or of a proof sheet; a revision of statutes.

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Distraction 76% connected

The act of distracting; a drawing apart; separation.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Metamorphosis 76% connected

Change of form, or structure; transformation.

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Misdirection 76% connected

The act of directing wrongly, or the state of being so directed.

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Modulation 76% connected

The act of modulating, or the state of being modulated; as, the modulation of the voice.

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Qualification 76% connected

The act of qualifying, or the condition of being qualified.

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Reorganization 76% connected

The act of reorganizing; a reorganized existence; as, reorganization of the troops.

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Broader term 4

Revising 76% connected

of Revise

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Transformation 76% connected

The act of transforming, or the state of being transformed; change of form or condition.

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Translation 76% connected

The act of translating, removing, or transferring; removal; also, the state of being translated or removed; as, the translation of Enoch; the transla…

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Writing 76% connected

of Write

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Alteration 92% connected

The act of altering or making different.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Rescript 92% connected

The answer of an emperor when formallyconsulted by particular persons on some difficult question; hence, an edict or decree.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Revisal 92% connected

The act of revising, or reviewing and reexamining for correction and improvement; revision; as, the revisal of a manuscript; the revisal of a proof s…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Revise 92% connected

To look at again for the detection of errors; to reexamine; to review; to look over with care for correction; as, to revise a writing; to revise a tr…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Rewrite 92% connected

To write again.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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