English

review

/ɹɪˈvjuː/
A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights.

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    Origin

    From Middle English revewe, reveue, from Old French reveüe, revue (Modern French: revue), feminine form of reveü, past participle of reveoir (French: revoir), from Latin revideō, from re- +videō (“see, observe”) (English: video). Equivalent to re- + view. Compare retrospect. Doublet of revue.

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    • rootProto-Indo-European*weyd- “to know; to see”
    • inheritedMiddle Englishrevewe
      • derivedOld Frenchreveue
        • derivedLatinrevideō
    • prefixEnglishre- “again, anew”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishre-
        • borrowedOld Frenchre- “again, once more”
    • surface analysisEnglishview “The act of seeing or looking at something.”

    Related: English revue (doublet)

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