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e⋅ver⋅sion

  [i-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn]
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–noun
a turning or being turned outward or inside out.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME < L ēversiōn- (s. of ēversiō), equiv. to ēvers(us) (see eversible ) + -iōn- -ion
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e·ver·sion   (ĭ-vûr'zhən, -shən)   
n.  

    1. The act of turning inside out.

    2. The condition of being turned inside out.

  2. The condition of being turned outward.


[Middle English eversioun, from Old French eversion, from Latin ēversiō, ēversiōn-, from ēversus, past participle of ēvertere, to overturn; see evert.]
e·ver'si·ble (-sə-bəl) adj.
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Main Entry: ever·sion
Pronunciation: i-'v&r-zh&n, -sh&n
Function: noun
1 : the act of turning inside out : the state ofbeing turned inside out <eversion of the eyelid> <eversion of the bladder>
2 : the condition (as of the foot) of being turned or rotated outward—compare INVERSION 1b —ever·si·ble /-'v&r-s&-b&l/ adjective
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eversion e·ver·sion (ĭ-vûr'zhən, -shən)
n.
A turning outward, as of the eyelid.

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