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[rɪˈvjuː], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a formal assessment of something with the intention of instituting change if necessary
(e.g: a comprehensive review of UK defence policy)
- a critical appraisal of a book, play, film, etc. published in a newspaper or magazine
(e.g: she released her debut solo album to rave reviews)
- a ceremonial display and formal inspection of military or naval forces, typically by a sovereign, commander-in-chief, or high-ranking visitor
(e.g: he conducted a final review of his troops and spoke of his pride in having served in the US army)
- a facility for playing a tape recording during a fast wind or rewind, so that it can be stopped at a particular point
(e.g: cue and review, which plays the tape backwards or forwards at high speed)
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Origin
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late Middle English (as a noun denoting a formal inspection of military or naval forces): from obsolete French reveue, from revoir ‘see again’
[rɪˈvjuː], (Verb)
Definitions:
- assess (something) formally with the intention of instituting change if necessary
(e.g: the Home Secretary was called on to review Britain's gun laws)
- write a critical appraisal of (a book, play, film, etc.) for publication in a newspaper or magazine
(e.g: I reviewed his first novel)
- (of a sovereign, commander-in-chief, or high-ranking visitor) make a ceremonial and formal inspection of (military or naval forces)
(e.g: the Queen reviewed her brightly arrayed troops)
- view or inspect again
(e.g: all slides were then reviewed by one pathologist)
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Origin
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late Middle English (as a noun denoting a formal inspection of military or naval forces): from obsolete French reveue, from revoir ‘see again’
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