noun
- critical revisions or edited versions of texts, especially ancient or classical works
Usage: scholarly; textual criticism
Examples
- The scholar compared three different recensions of the ancient manuscript.
- Multiple recensions of the biblical text exist from different time periods.
- The editor published new recensions of several classical works.
- These recensions show how the text evolved over centuries.
- The library houses various recensions of medieval chronicles.
- Comparing recensions helps scholars understand textual transmission.