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reversion

1 of 1noun
/rɪˈvɜrʒən/
Forms:reversions
1

a failure to maintain a higher state

2

in addition (usually followed by `with')

3

the act of going or changing something to the opposite side

4

the act of going back to an earlier place or condition

5

(genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)

6

a reappearance of an earlier characteristic

7

(law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee)