Definition of
Reversion
- (noun, possession) (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)
- (noun, event) (genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)
- (noun, event) a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
- (noun, act) turning in the opposite direction
- (noun, act) returning to a former state
- (noun, act) a failure to maintain a higher state
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Synonyms of Reversion
atavism, backsliding, lapse, lapsing, regress, regression, relapse, relapsing, retrogression, retroversion, reversal, reverse, reverting, throwback, turnabout, turnaround
Alternate forms of Reversion
Derivations: reversionary, revert
Hyponyms: about turn, about-face, escheat, recidivism, u-turn
Hypernyms: change of direction, chromosomal mutation, failure, genetic mutation, interest, mutation, recurrence, reorientation, return, reversal, stake
Words that sound like Reversion
refreshen, repercussion, repression, river cam, river gum
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