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reversion - turning in the opposite direction |
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reverse,
reversal,
turnabout,
turnaround |
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change of direction,
reorientation the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented
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about-face,
about turn a major change in attitude or principle or point of view; "an about-face on foreign policy"
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u-turn complete reversal of direction of travel
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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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interest,
stake the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.); "they said nothing of great interest"; "primary colors can add interest to a room"
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jurisprudence,
law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
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escheat the property that reverts to the state
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reversion - (genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation) |
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chromosomal mutation,
genetic mutation,
mutation a change or alteration in form or qualities
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genetics,
genetic science the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
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