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Etymology

1. reversion

noun. ['rɪˈvɝːʒən'] a failure to maintain a higher state.

Etymology

  • reversion (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • reversio (Latin)

Rhymes with Reversion

  • subversion
  • submersion
  • excursion
  • dispersion
  • conversion
  • perversion
  • inversion
  • incursion
  • diversion
  • aspersion
  • immersion
  • aversion
  • persian

Sentences with reversion


1. Noun, singular or mass
Generally reversion to a maiden name is a simple matter done by the local court.

2. reversion

noun. ['rɪˈvɝːʒən'] (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).

Synonyms

Etymology

  • reversion (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • reversio (Latin)

3. reversion

noun. ['rɪˈvɝːʒən'] a reappearance of an earlier characteristic.

Etymology

  • reversion (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • reversio (Latin)

4. reversion

noun. ['rɪˈvɝːʒən'] returning to a former state.

Etymology

  • reversion (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • reversio (Latin)

5. reversion

noun. ['rɪˈvɝːʒən'] turning in the opposite direction.

Etymology

  • reversion (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • reversio (Latin)

6. reversion

noun. ['rɪˈvɝːʒən'] (genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation).

Etymology

  • reversion (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • reversio (Latin)