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redaction

n.
UK //ɹɪdˈækʃən// redac·tion
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Origin

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.

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