Definition
In rhetoric or editing, the deliberate reworking, revising, or refining of a text or speech to make it more effective.
Etymology
From Greek 'dia-' (through) + 'skeuazein' (to prepare, fashion). The term appears in classical rhetorical texts to describe the preparation and refinement stage of composition.
Kelly Says
Ancient Greek rhetoricians had a word for what writers do when they obsessively edit their work—diaskeuasis—proving that perfectionist revision is as old as language itself!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ዲያስኬዋሲስ
dee-ya-skeu-a-sis
ARالعربية
دياسكوياسيس
dee-as-keu-ah-sis
BNবাংলা
ডায়াস্কেউয়াসিস
doy-as-keh-u-ay-sis
CACatalà
diaskeuasis
dee-as-keh-u-ah-sis
CSČeština
diaskeuasis
dee-as-keh-u-ah-sis
DADansk
diaskeuasis
dee-as-keh-u-ah-sis
DEDeutsch
Diaskeuase
dee-as-koy-zah-se
ELΕλληνικά
διασκέουσις
dee-as-keh-oo-sis
ESEspañol
diaskesis
dee-as-keh-sis
FAفارسی
دیاسکواسیس
dee-as-kwaa-sis
FISuomi
diaskeuasis
dee-as-keh-u-ah-sis
FRFrançais
diaskeuase
dee-ask-oo-az
GUGU
ડાયસકેયુઆસિસ
day-as-keh-u-ah-sis
HAHA
diaskeuasis
dee-as-keh-u-ah-sis
HEעברית
דיסקיואסי
dee-skee-oo-ah-see
HIहिन्दी
डायसकेउएसिस
dee-as-keh-u-ay-sis
HUMagyar
diaskeuasis
dee-as-keh-u-ah-sis
IDBahasa Indonesia
diaskeuasis
dee-as-keh-u-ah-sis
IGIG
diaskeuasis
dee-as-keh-u-ah-sis
ITItaliano
diaskeuasi
dee-as-koy-ah-see
JA日本語
ディアスケウアシス
dia-skeu-a-sisu
KKKK
диаскеуазис
dee-ask-ey-az-iss
KMKM
ឌីអាស្កិយូអាស៊ីស
dee-a-skee-u-ah-sis
KO한국어
디아스케우아시스
di-a-se-keu-a-sis
MRMR
डायस्केव्हासिस
dee-as-keh-v-ah-sis
MSBahasa Melayu
diaskeuasis
dee-as-keh-u-ah-sis
MYမြန်မာ
ဒီယာစကီယူအစီစ
dee-ya-skee-yu-ah-see
NLNederlands
diaskeuasis
dee-as-keh-u-ah-sis
NONorsk
diaskeuasis
dee-as-keh-u-ah-sis
PAPA
ਡਾਇਸਕੇਵਾਸਿਸ
dee-as-keh-va-sis
PLPolski
diaskeuasis
dee-as-keh-u-ah-sis
PTPortuguês
diaskeuase
dee-as-koy-ah-se
RORomână
diaskeuasis
dee-as-keh-u-ah-sis
RUРусский
диаскеуазис
dee-ask-ey-az-iss
SVSvenska
diaskeuasis
dee-as-keh-u-ah-sis
SWKiswahili
diaskeuasis
dee-as-keh-u-ah-sis
TAதமிழ்
டைஅஸ்கியூவாசிஸ்
tai-as-kee-u-va-sis
TEతెలుగు
డియాస్క్యూవాసిస్
dee-a-skee-u-va-sis
THไทย
ไดอาสเคอวาสิส
dai-a-skee-u-a-sis
TLTL
diaskeuasis
dee-as-keh-u-ah-sis
TRTürkçe
diaskeuasis
dee-as-keu-ah-sis
UKУкраїнська
діаскеуазис
dee-ask-ey-az-iss
URاردو
ڈیاسکیوآسیس
dee-as-kee-u-ah-sis
VITiếng Việt
diaskeuasis
dee-as-keh-u-ah-sis
YOYO
diaskeuasis
dee-as-keh-u-ah-sis
ZH中文
迪阿斯凯瓦西斯
di ā sī kǎi wā sī sī
ZUZU
diaskeuasis
dee-as-keh-u-ah-sis