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What does the noun review mean?
There are 20 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun review, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
review has developed meanings and uses in subjects including
military (Middle English) navy (Middle English) literary and textual criticism (mid 1500s) law (early 1600s) printing and typography (early 1600s) journalism (mid 1600s) education (1820s) arts (1890s) recording (1960s)
How common is the noun review?
About 60occurrences per million words in modern written English
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How is the noun review pronounced?
British English
/rᵻˈvjuː/
ruh-VYOO
/riːˈvjuː/
ree-VYOO
U.S. English
/rəˈvju/
ruh-VYOO
/riˈvju/
ree-VYOO
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Where does the noun review come from?
Earliest known use
Middle English
The earliest known use of the noun review is in the Middle English period (1150—1500).
OED's earliest evidence for review is from 1441.
review is a borrowing from French.
Etymons: French revue, reveue.
See etymology
Nearby entries
- revibrating, n.1675–
- revibrating, adj.1797–
- revibration, n.1654–
- revict, v.1548–1656
- reviction, n.¹1644–1867
- reviction, n.²1677–79
- revictual, v.?1473–
- revictualment, n.1800–
- revie, n.1589–1708
- revie, v.c1450–
- review, n.1441–
- review, v.1573–
- reviewability, n.1879–
- reviewable, adj.1741–
- reviewage, n.1807–
- reviewal, n.1650–
- review article, n.1807–
- reviewatory, adj.1822–49
- review book, n.1796–
- review copy, n.1859–
- 1599–
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