rewritten

Composed once more

Rewritten is the past participle of rewrite—to write something again, usually with changes or improvements.

A rewritten essay has been revised.

A rewritten script may differ substantially from the original.

The article was rewritten three times before publication.

rephrased

paraphrased

Restated using different words

expressed · articulated · rendered · translated · interpreted · summarized · condensed · clarified · simplified · elaborated

revised

revised

Changed after reconsideration

edited · corrected · amended · updated · improved · refined · polished · restructured · reorganized · reformatted

adaptation

remake

New version created

version · screenplay · novelization · script · spinoff · sequel · prequel · director's cut · recut · update

plagiarism

paraphrased

Restated using different words

plagiarized · unattributed · uncited · ghostwritten · appropriated · lifted · stolen · fraudulent · disguised · detected

editing

manuscript

Original text before publication

revision · markup · redline · corrections · galley · proofs · line editing · publishing · editor · author

clarity

clearer

More easily understood

crisp · concise · streamlined · simplified · polished · tightened · sharpened · intelligible · accessible · flowing

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version status

rewrittenoriginal

First or inventive

first draft · initial · unrevised · draft · unedited

textual preservation

rewrittenunchanged

Not modified at all

unaltered · preserved · intact · unmodified · untouched

Family

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