1. a critical revision of a text based on examination of sources
Usage: scholarly; literary criticism
2. a text or version resulting from critical revision
Usage: scholarly; textual studies

Examples

• The scholar prepared a new recension of the ancient manuscript.
• This recension of the biblical text includes previously unknown fragments.
• The editor’s recension corrected numerous errors found in earlier versions.
• Comparing different recensions revealed significant textual variations.
• The critical recension became the standard edition used by universities.
• Medieval scribes created their own recension of the classical work.