reversion
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re·ver·sion

noun \ri-ˈvər-zhən, -shən\

Definition of REVERSION

1
a : the part of a simple estate remaining in the control of its owner after the owner has granted therefrom a lesser particular estate
b : a future interest in property left in the control of a grantor or the grantor's successor
2
: the right of succession or future possession or enjoyment
3
a : an act or the process of returning (as to a former condition)
b : a return toward an ancestral type or condition : reappearance of an ancestral character
4
: an act or instance of turning the opposite way : the state of being so turned
5
: a product of reversion; specifically : an organism with an atavistic character : throwback

Examples of REVERSION

  1. His photos document the land's reversion to swamp.
  2. the reversion of the estate

Origin of REVERSION

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin reversion-, reversio act of returning, from revertere
First Known Use: 15th century

re·ver·sion

noun \ri-ˈvər-zhən, -shən\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of REVERSION

1
a : an act or the process of returning (as to a former condition) b : a return toward an ancestral type or condition : reappearance of an ancestral character
2
: a product of reversion; specifically : an organism with an atavistic character

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