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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•ver•sion (ri vûr′zhən, -shən),USA pronunciation n. - the act of turning something the reverse way.
- the state of being so turned;
reversal. - the act of reverting;
return to a former practice, belief, condition, etc. - Developmental Biology, Biology[Biol.]
- reappearance of ancestral characters that have been absent in intervening generations.
- return to an earlier or primitive type;
atavism.
- Law
- the returning of an estate to the grantor or the grantor's heirs after the interest granted expires.
- an estate which so returns.
- the right of succeeding to an estate.
- [Archaic.]the remains, esp. of food or drink after a meal.
- Latin reversiōn- (stem of reversiō) a turning back. See reverse, -ion
- Middle English 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: reversion /rɪˈvɜːʃən/ n - a return to or towards an earlier condition, practice, or belief; act of reverting
- the return of individuals, organs, etc, to a more primitive condition or type
- an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor or his heirs at the end of a period, esp at the end of the life of a grantee
- an estate so reverting
- the right to succeed to such an estate
- the benefit payable on the death of a life-insurance policyholder
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