Reversion Meaning

There are 6 meaning(s) for word Reversion

Meaning 1 : returning to a former state

    Synonyms : regress,  regression,  retrogression,  retroversion
Meaning 2 : a reappearance of an earlier characteristic

    Synonyms : atavism,  throwback
Meaning 3 : a failure to maintain a higher state

    Synonyms : backsliding,  lapse,  lapsing,  relapse,  relapsing,  reverting
Meaning 4 : turning in the opposite direction

    Synonyms : reversal,  reverse,  turnabout,  turnaround
Meaning 5 : (genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)

Meaning 6 : (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)


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