e'version

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evert (ɪˈvɜːt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
(tr) to turn (an eyelid, the intestines, or some other bodily part) outwards or inside out
 
[C16: from Latin ēvertere to overthrow, from vertere to turn]
 
e'versible
 
adj
 
e'version
 
n

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