Associations to the word «Recension»

Wiktionary

RECENSION, noun. A critical revision of a text.
RECENSION, noun. A text established by critical revision.
RECENSION, noun. A family of manuscripts which share similar traits; the variety of a language which is used in such manuscripts.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.