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reversion

noun
/ɹɪˈvɜːʒ(ə)n̩//ɹɪˈvɚʒən/US

Etymology

Borrowed into late Middle English from Old French reversion (modern réversion), from Latin reversio, from revertō. By surface analysis, revert + -sion.

  1. derived from reversio
  2. derived from reversion

Definitions

  1. The act or process of reverting something.

    • Near-synonym: reversal

  2. The action of returning to a former condition or practice.

    • With its lavish brass and copperwork, this [bright chocolate] seemed a trifle too gay and unbecoming for a G.W.R. locomotive, and apparently the Company soon shared this view for there was a reversion to the standard Brunswick green.

  3. The fact of being turned the reverse way.

  4. ›+ 8 more definitions

    1. The action of turning something the reverse way.

    2. The return of an estate to the donor or grantor after expiry of the grant.

    3. An estate which has been returned in this manner.

    4. The right of succeeding to an estate, or to another possession.

    5. The right of succeeding to an office after the death or retirement of the holder.

    6. The return of a genetic characteristic after a period of suppression.

    7. A sum payable on a person's death.

    8. The act of conversion to Islam, due to the belief that all people are born Muslim.

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Derived

antireversion, cycloreversion, manual reversion, nonreversion, photoreversion, prereversion, pseudoreversion, reversionable, reversional, reversionary, reversioner, reversionism, reversionist, seroreversion

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA