rev.

Adjective

reversed (not comparable)

1. Turned or exchanged to the contrary; inside out or inverted.
   • Fifty years ago, the FCC regulated telephone service that came by wire, and television service that came through the air. Today, as MIT’s Nicholas Negroponte predicted, these services are mostly reversed.2011 April, Newton Minow, “A Vaster Wasteland”, in The Atlantic
2. Resupinate.

Noun

review (countable and uncountable, plural reviews)

1. A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights.
   • I need to make a review of the book before I can understand it.
2. An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.
   • The newspaper review was full of praise for the play.
3. A judicial reassessment of a case or an event.
   • The victims demanded a full judicial review of the case.
4. A stage show made up of topical sketches etc.
   • The Cambridge Footlights Review launched many Monty Python faces.

   Synonyms:

   revue

5. A survey of the available items or material.
   • The magazine contained a review of Paris restaurants.
6. A review article.

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