"reversion" in the noun sense
1. 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)
2. reversion
genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)
3. atavism, reversion, throwback
a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
4. reversion, reverse, reversal, turnabout, turnaround
turning in the opposite direction
5. regression, regress, reversion, retrogression, retroversion
returning to a former state
6. backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, reverting
a failure to maintain a higher state
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