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reversion n. (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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reversion n. (genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)
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reversion n. [
atavism, throwback] a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
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reversion n. [
reverse, reversal, turnabout, turnaround] turning in the opposite direction
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reversion n. [
regression, regress, retrogression, retroversion] returning to a former state
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