Reversion (Noun)
Meaning 1
Returning to a former state.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 2
(genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation).
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Nouns denoting natural events.
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Meaning 3
(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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Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
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Meaning 4
A failure to maintain a higher state.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 5
Turning in the opposite direction.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 6
A reappearance of an earlier characteristic.
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Nouns denoting natural events.