n.
Pronunciation: - ' dak-sh ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: French rédaction, from Late Latin redaction-, redactio act of reducing, compressing, from Latin redigere to bring back, reduce, from re-, red- re- + agere to lead ― more at AGENT
Date: 1785
1 : an act or instance of redacting something
2 : a work that has been redacted : EDITION , VERSION
– re · dac · tion · al \ -shn ə l, -sh ə -n ə l \ adjective