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Recension meaning

  1. A census, an enumeration, a review, a survey.
  2. A critical revision of a text.
  3. A text established by critical revision.

Using Recension

  • The main meaning on this page is: A census, an enumeration, a review, a survey. | A critical revision of a text. | A text established by critical revision.

Context around Recension

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

reformed 1× moravian 1× spanish 1× long 1×

Often after:

leans 1×

Sentence patterns with Recension

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

independent reformed recension of the 1× the long recension which dates 1× the moravian recension are therefore 1× the spanish recension leans to 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

alcuin s contemporary 1× great moravia the 1× the most important 1× the oldest is 1×

Common sentence endings:

in the margin 1× mishnah was written 1× the fourth century 1× the ocs recensions 1×

Words around Recension

Just before it in the word index:

recendez 2 recency 29 receiving 5.990 receiveth 2 receives 1.998 receivership 57

Just after it in the word index:

recensions 5 recent 31.564 recenter 3 recently 23.243 recents 2 recep 291

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Recension

  • In this selection, "recension" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, reformed, moravian, spanish and leans stand out and add context to how "recension" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include independent reformed recension of the and the long recension which dates. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "recension" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with recension

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The oldest is known as the "Long Recension" which dates from the latter part of the fourth century. (18 words)

The most important early account of its composition, the Epistle of Sherira Gaon, is ambiguous on the point, though the "Spanish" recension leans to the theory that the Mishnah was written. (31 words)

Alcuin's contemporary Theodulf of Orleans produced a second independent reformed recension of the Vulgate, also based largely on Italian exemplars, but with variant readings, from Spanish texts and patristic citations, indicated in the margin. (35 words)

Longer example sentences

Great Moravia The language was standardized for the first time by the mission of the two apostles to Great Moravia from 863. The manuscripts of the Moravian recension are therefore the earliest dated of the OCS recensions. (37 words)

Alcuin's contemporary Theodulf of Orleans produced a second independent reformed recension of the Vulgate, also based largely on Italian exemplars, but with variant readings, from Spanish texts and patristic citations, indicated in the margin. (35 words)

The most important early account of its composition, the Epistle of Sherira Gaon, is ambiguous on the point, though the "Spanish" recension leans to the theory that the Mishnah was written. (31 words)

Example sentences (4)

Alcuin's contemporary Theodulf of Orleans produced a second independent reformed recension of the Vulgate, also based largely on Italian exemplars, but with variant readings, from Spanish texts and patristic citations, indicated in the margin.

Great Moravia The language was standardized for the first time by the mission of the two apostles to Great Moravia from 863. The manuscripts of the Moravian recension are therefore the earliest dated of the OCS recensions.

The most important early account of its composition, the Epistle of Sherira Gaon, is ambiguous on the point, though the "Spanish" recension leans to the theory that the Mishnah was written.

The oldest is known as the "Long Recension" which dates from the latter part of the fourth century.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "recension" in a sentence?
An example: "Alcuin's contemporary Theodulf of Orleans produced a second independent reformed recension of the Vulgate, also based largely on Italian exemplars, but with variant readings, from Spanish texts and patristic citations, indicated in the margin." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "recension" from authentic English texts.
What does "recension" mean?
Recension means: A census, an enumeration, a review, a survey.
How many example sentences with "recension" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "recension", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.