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单词 reversionally
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
re•ver•sion  (ri vûrzhən, -shən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the act of turning something the reverse way.
  2. the state of being so turned;
    reversal.
  3. the act of reverting;
    return to a former practice, belief, condition, etc.
  4. Developmental Biology, Biology[Biol.]
    • reappearance of ancestral characters that have been absent in intervening generations.
    • return to an earlier or primitive type;
      atavism.
  5. 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.
  6. [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
re•version•al•ly, adv. 

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