redaction
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redaction
- /ɹəˈdækʃən/
Rhymes with -ækʃən
Where it comes from
From French rédaction or its etymon New Latin redactiō (“redaction”), from Latin redigō (“to lead back, collect, prepare, reduce to a certain state”), from red- (“back”) + agō (“to put in motion, to drive”). By surface analysis, redact + -ion.
noun redactions
- An edited or censored version of a document; a product resulting from the process of editing or censoring. The government supplied only the redaction to the reporters; the original was kept secret.
- The change or changes made while editing.
- The process of editing or censoring. The Expense Claims made by Members of Parliament must be subject to redaction before publication under the Freedom of Information Act. [≈ censoring]
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noun edited or censored version of a document
| Español | testadura, tachadura, expurgación, expurgo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 修訂版 /修订版 xiūdìngbǎn |
| Ελληνικά | διατύπωση diatýposi |
| Română | redactare |
| Русский | реда́кция redákcija, перерабо́тка pererabótka, пересмо́тренное издание peresmótrennoje izdanije |
noun the change or changes made while editing
| Español | testadura, tachadura, expurgación, expurgo |
|---|
noun the process of editing or censoring
| Español | testadura, tachadura, expurgación, expurgo, redacción |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 校訂 /校订 jiàodìng |
| Ελληνικά | λογοκρισία logokrisía |
| Русский | редакти́рование redaktírovanije, цензури́рование cenzurírovanije |
Talk about this word "redaction." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/redaction. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. redaction. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/redaction "redaction." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/redaction.Cite this
@misc{redaction_2026,
title = {redaction},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/redaction},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
