Meaning

noun a new appraisal or evaluation

noun an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)

noun a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment

originFrom Middle English revewe, reveue, from Old French reveüe, revue (Modern French: revue), feminine form of reveü, past participle of reveoir (French: revoir), from Latin revideō, from re- +videō (“see, observe”) (English: video). Equivalent to re- + view. Compare retrospect. Doublet of revue.

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