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reversion.

The act or process of reverting something.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɹɪˈvɜːʒ(ə)n̩//ɹɪˈvɜːʃ(ə)n̩//ɹɪˈvɚʒən/US/ɹəˈvɚʒən/US
  1. The act or process of reverting something.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The act or process of reverting something. The act or process of reverting a database to a prior state.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The action of returning to a former condition or practice.

    countable · uncountable
  4. The fact of being turned the reverse way.

    countable · uncountable
  5. The action of turning something the reverse way.

    countable · uncountable
  6. The return of an estate to the donor or grantor after expiry of the grant.

    countable · uncountable
  7. An estate which has been returned in this manner.

    countable · uncountable
  8. The right of succeeding to an estate, or to another possession.

    countable · uncountable
  9. The right of succeeding to an office after the death or retirement of the holder.

    countable · uncountable
  10. The return of a genetic characteristic after a period of suppression.

    countable · uncountable
  11. A sum payable on a person's death.

    countable · uncountable
  12. The act of conversion to Islam, due to the belief that all people are born Muslim.

    countable · proscribed · uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

Borrowed into late Middle English from Old French reversion (modern réversion), from Latin reversio, from revertō. By surface analysis, revert + -sion.

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