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“Review” or “Revue”

review / revue are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

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review r·IY·v·y·UW

  • nounan essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play).
  • noun(accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data.
  • nouna periodical that publishes critical essays on current affairs or literature or art.
  • noun(law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court).
  • nounpractice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory.
  • verblook at again; examine again.
  • verbappraise critically.
  • verbhold a review (of troops).
  • verbrefresh one's memory.
  • verblook back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember.

revue r·ih·v·y·UW

  • nouna variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians.
Usage

Examples in context

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“review”

  • …news capsules featuring a quick review of events, and usually only…
  • …gave the film another good review, although they were not kind…
  • …Drive: Audi TT 3.2 DSG review at VWvortex.com.
  • Parker Review
  • Following the Parker Review into ACPO, it was replaced…
  • In 2013, an independent review of ACPO by General Sir…
  • …described Draw in a 2018 review, "LibreOffice Draw is a powerful…
  • …editor of the Szépirodalmi Szemle ("Review of Polite Literature").
  • In her New York Times review of the film, Ginia Bellafante…
  • In a 2014 review, Elena Opris wrote in Softpedia,…

“revue”

  • …NBC variety series, The Motown Revue Starring Smokey Robinson.
  • Circus Revue - revue show from 19…
  • …oeuvres d'el-Gazali et d'Averroes" in Revue Africaine nos.
  • …as well as the Circus Revue, a live circus-style performance.
  • …Loeb, La Controverse Religieuse, in Revue de l'Histoire des Religions, xviii.
  • Revue générale de la colonie Belge—Algemeen…
  • Three Cheers (1917) (revue)
  • …ventures, such as the Circus Revue and automated moving rides.
  • …Ness, and the Royal Crown Revue.
  • Revue Congolaise—Congoleesch Tijdschrift

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