review
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɹɪˈvjuː/
rhymes: -uː
homophone: revue
Forms: form: reviews
form: re-view
raw_tags: for noun
for verb
Etymology: 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.
Senses: examples: text: I need to make a review of the book before I can understand it.
glosses: A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights.
examples: text: The newspaper review was full of praise for the play.
text: The more strongly people felt about their ideas, the more potent the demons seemed to them: Christians believed that traditional paganism, far from being the work of men, was an 'opium of the masses', pumped into the human race by the non-human demons; and one scholar even ascribed bad reviews of his book to demonic inspiration!
ref: 1971, Peter Brown, The World of Late Antiquity: AD 150—750, Thames & Hudson LTD, published 2013, →ISBN, page 54:
glosses: An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.
examples: text: The victims demanded a full judicial review of the case.
topics: law
glosses: A judicial reassessment of a case or an event.
examples: text: The Cambridge Footlights Review launched many Monty Python faces.
synonyms: revue
glosses: A stage show made up of topical sketches etc.
examples: text: The magazine contained a review of Paris restaurants.
glosses: A survey of the available items or material.
topics: sciences
glosses: A review article.
examples: text: The Times Literary Review is published in London.
glosses: A periodical which makes a survey of the arts or some other field.
examples: text: The troops assembled for a review by the Queen.
glosses: A military inspection or display for the benefit of superiors or VIPs.
examples: text: The regulators demanded a review against NYSE practices.
text: The decision to place a young child in group home care is usually done after much review, but it is done more readily if there is substantial reason to believe that a resource-rich and structured program will result in a more speedy reunification or prompt adoption.
ref: 1994, Richard P. Barth, Mark Courtney, Jill Duerr Berrick, Vicky Albert, “[Understanding Pathways to Permanency] The Future of Permanency Planning”, in From Child Abuse to Permanency Planning: Child Welfare Services Pathways and Placements, New York, N.Y.: Aldine de Gruyter, →ISBN, part I (Examining Child Abuse and Child Welfare Caseloads and Careers), page 20:
glosses: A forensic inspection to assess compliance with regulations or some code.
Derived terms: bar review
board of review
capsule review
code review
collateral review
judicial review
law review
life review
literature review
peer review
program evaluation and review technique
program evaluation review technique
project evaluation and review technique
project evaluation review technique
rational basis review
rent review
review article
review bomb
review copy
review-proof
scoping review
self-review
utilization review