1.A second or repeated view; a reexamination; a retrospective survey; a looking over again; as, a review of one's studies; a review of life.
2.An examination with a view to amendment or improvement; revision; as, an author's review of his works.
3.A critical examination of a publication, with remarks; a criticism; a critique.
4.A periodical containing critical essays upon matters of interest, as new productions in literature, art, etc.
5.An inspection, as of troops under arms or of a naval force, by a high officer, for the purpose of ascertaining the state of discipline, equipments, etc.
6.(Law) The judicial examination of the proceedings of a lower court by a higher.
7.A lesson studied or recited for a second time.