| NOUN | possession | reversion | (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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| event | reversion | (genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation) | |
| event | reversion, atavism, throwback | a reappearance of an earlier characteristic | |
| act | reversion, reverse, reversal, turnabout, turnaround | turning in the opposite direction | |
| act | reversion, regression, regress, retrogression, retroversion | returning to a former state | |
| act | reversion, backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reverting | a failure to maintain a higher state |
| Sounds | rihver'zhahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | (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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| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Narrower | escheat | A reversion to the state / state (as the ultimate owner of property) in the absence of legal heirs |
| Broader | interest, stake | (law) a right or legal share of something |
| Spanish | reversión | |
| Adjectives | reversionary | of or relating to or involving a reversion (especially a legal reversion) |
| Meaning | (genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation). | |
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| Category | genetics, genetic science | The branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms |
| Broader | mutation, genetic mutation, chromosomal mutation | (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure |
| Meaning | A reappearance of an earlier characteristic. | |
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| Synonyms | atavism, throwback | |
| Broader | recurrence, return | happening / happening / happening again (especially at regular intervals) |
| Spanish | atavismo | |
| Catalan | atavisme, salt enrere | |
| Meaning | Turning in the opposite direction. | |
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| Synonyms | reverse, reversal, turnabout, turnaround | |
| Narrower | about-face, about turn | Act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation |
| u-turn | complete reversal of direction of travel | |
| Broader | change of direction, reorientation | The act of changing the direction in which something is oriented |
| Spanish | revés | |
| Catalan | revés | |
| Meaning | Returning to a former state. | |
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| Synonyms | regression, regress, retrogression, retroversion | |
| Broader | reversal | A change from one state to the opposite state |
| Spanish | regresión, retroceso | |
| Catalan | regressió, retrocés | |
| Verbs | revert | go back to a previous state |
| Meaning | A failure to maintain a higher state. | |
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| Synonyms | backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reverting | |
| Narrower | recidivism | habitual relapse into crime |
| Broader | failure | An act that fails |
| Spanish | bajón, caída, recaída, recidiva, reincidencia, reventón | |
| Catalan | caiguda, fallida, recaiguda, recidiva, reincidència | |
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