Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

recension

/ɹɪˈsɛnʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables
re-cens-ion
IPA
/ɹɪˈsɛnʃən/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A census, an enumeration, a review, a survey.

noun

A critical revision of a text.

noun

A family of manuscripts which share similar traits; the variety of a language which is used in such manuscripts.

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Etymology

From Latin recēnsiō (“enumeration; review; reassessment”), from recēnseō (“to count, reckon; to examine, review; to go over, revise”), from re- (“again”) (from Proto-Italic *wre- (“again”); further etymology uncertain) + cēnseō (“to give an opinion; to suppose, think; to assess”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱn̥seh₁-, *ḱn̥seye- (“to announce”)).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: recēnsiō, *wre-, *ḱn̥seh₁-

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɹɪˈsɛnʃən/
  • British English: /ɹɪˈsɛnʃən/

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Questions

How do you pronounce recension?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈsɛnʃən/.
What does recension mean?
A census, an enumeration, a review, a survey.
Where does recension come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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