First Known Use: 15th century
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reversion
noun re·ver·sion \ri-ˈvər-zhən, -shən\
: an act or process of returning to an earlier condition or state
law : the returning of property to a former owner or to a person who received the right to it when the former owner died
Full Definition of REVERSION
1
a : the part of a simple estate remaining in the control of its owner after the owner has granted therefrom a lesser particular estate b : a future interest in property left in the control of a grantor or the grantor's successor
2
: the right of succession or future possession or enjoyment
3
a : an act or the process of returning (as to a former condition) b : a return toward an ancestral type or condition : reappearance of an ancestral character
4
: an act or instance of turning the opposite way : the state of being so turned
5
: a product of reversion; specifically : an organism with an atavistic character : throwback
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Origin of REVERSION
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin reversion-, reversio act of returning, from revertere
Related to REVERSION
- Synonyms
- retrogression, regression
- Antonyms
- advancement, development, evolution, progression
Rhymes with REVERSION
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reversion
noun re·ver·sion \ri-ˈvər-zhən, -shən\
Medical Definition of REVERSION
1
a : an act or the process of returning (as to a former condition) b : a return toward an ancestral type or condition : reappearance of an ancestral character
2
: a product of reversion; specifically : an organism with an atavistic character
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