First Known Use: 1785
Dictionary
redaction
noun re·dac·tion \-ˈdak-shən\
Definition of REDACTION
1
: an act or instance of redacting something
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Origin of REDACTION
French rédaction, from Late Latin redaction-, redactio act of reducing, compressing, from Latin redigere to bring back, reduce, from re-, red- re- + agere to lead — more at agent
Rhymes with REDACTION
abstraction, attraction, bolt-action, class action, compaction, contraction, cross action, detraction, diffraction, distraction, exaction, extraction, impaction, inaction, infraction, job action, live-action, olfaction, protraction, reaction, refraction, retraction, stop-action, subtraction, transaction
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