Bible Dictionaries
Recension

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) Specifically, the review of a text (as of an ancient author) by an editor; critical revisal and establishment.

(2):

(n.) The result of such a work; a text established by critical revision; an edited version.

(3):

(n.) The act of reviewing or revising; review; examination; enumeration.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Recension'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/recension.html. 1828.