-nchən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin recension-, recensio, from recensēre to review, revise (from re- + censēre to assess, tax, estimate) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at censor
1. : review , survey
some 30 pages are devoted in each issue to a review of reviews on philosophy and theology … this recension may prove of special use — Times Literary Supplement
2.
a. : a revising of a text (as of an ancient author) by an editor ; especially : critical revision with intent to establish a definitive text
did pioneer work in the recension of newly discovered manuscripts
b. : a version of a text established by critical revision
has come down to us in various recensions — R.L.Ramsay
3. : a revised form of something
started a vogue for sophisticated recensions of ancient myths — Paul Pickrel