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- [ri-vur-zhuh n, -shuh n]
- /rɪˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən/
- /rɪˈvɜː.ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ri-vur-zhuh n, -shuh n]
- /rɪˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən/
Definitions of reversion word
- noun reversion the act of turning something the reverse way. 1
- noun reversion the state of being so turned; reversal. 1
- noun reversion the act of reverting; return to a former practice, belief, condition, etc. 1
- noun reversion Biology. reappearance of ancestral characters that have been absent in intervening generations. return to an earlier or primitive type; atavism. 1
- noun reversion Law. the returning of an estate to the grantor or the grantor's heirs after the interest granted expires. an estate which so returns. the right of succeeding to an estate. 1
- noun reversion Archaic. the remains, especially of food or drink after a meal. 1
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Origin of reversion
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin reversiōn- (stem of reversiō) a turning back. See reverse, -ion
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Parts of speech for Reversion
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reversion popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for reversion
noun reversion
- antipole — the opposite pole
- atavism — the recurrence in a plant or animal of certain primitive characteristics that were present in an ancestor but have not occurred in intermediate generations
- contra — against
- contraries — opposite in nature or character; diametrically or mutually opposed: contrary to fact; contrary propositions.
- contras — (often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
Antonyms for reversion
noun reversion
- advancement — Advancement is progress in your job or in your social position.
- anabases — any small fish of the genus Anabas, of ponds and swamps in Africa and southeastern Asia.
- anabasis — the march of Cyrus the Younger and his Greek mercenaries from Sardis to Cunaxa in Babylonia in 401 bc, described by Xenophon in his Anabasis
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