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6 dictionary results for: reversion
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
re·ver·sion       [ri-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the act of turning something the reverse way.
2.the state of being so turned; reversal.
3.the act of reverting; return to a former practice, belief, condition, etc.
4.Biology.
a.reappearance of ancestral characters that have been absent in intervening generations.
b.return to an earlier or primitive type; atavism.
5.Law.
a.the returning of an estate to the grantor or the grantor's heirs after the interest granted expires.
b.an estate which so returns.
c.the right of succeeding to an estate.
6.Archaic. the remains, esp. of food or drink after a meal.
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < L reversiōn- (s. of reversiō) a turning back. See reverse, -ion]

—Related forms
re·ver·sion·al·ly, adverb
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re·ver·sion       (rĭ-vûr'zhən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A return to a former condition, belief, or interest.
  2. A turning away or in the opposite direction; a reversal.
  3. Genetics A return to the normal phenotype, usually by a second mutation.
  4. Law
    1. The return of an estate to the grantor or to the grantor's heirs or successor after the grant has expired.
    2. The estate thus returned.
    3. The right to succeed to an estate.

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reversion

noun
1. (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) 
2. (genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation) 
3. a reappearance of an earlier characteristic [syn: atavism] 
4. turning in the opposite direction 
5. returning to a former state [syn: regression] 
6. a failure to maintain a higher state [syn: backsliding] 

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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

reversion re·ver·sion (rĭ-vûr'zhən)
n.

  1. The return of a trait or characteristic peculiar to a remote ancestor, especially one that has been suppressed for one or more generations.
  2. A return to the normal phenotype, usually by a second mutation.

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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: re·ver·sion
Pronunciation: ri-'v&r-zh&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Anglo-French, from Middle French, from Latin reversio act of turning back, from revertere to turn back
1 : the returning of an estate upon its termination to the former owner or to his or her successor in interest
2 a : the present vested interest in the residue of an estate that remains in its owner after the grant therefrom of a lesser estate (as a life estate) and that will commence in possession by operation of law upon termination of the lesser estate b : the future interest in property left in a grantor or his or her successor in interest that is not subject to a condition precedent —compare POSSIBILITY OF REVERTER, REMAINDER —re·ver·sion·ary /-zh&-"ner-E/ adjective

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Reversion

Re*ver"sion\, n. [F. r['e]version, L. reversio a turning back. See Revert.]

1. The act of returning, or coming back; return. [Obs.]

After his reversion home, [he] was spoiled, also, of all that he brought with him. --Foxe.

2. That which reverts or returns; residue. [Obs.]

The small reversion of this great navy which came home might be looked upon by religious eyes as relics. --Fuller.

3. (Law) The returning of an esttate to the grantor or his heirs, by operation of law, after the grant has terminated; hence, the residue of an estate left in the proprietor or owner thereof, to take effect in possession, by operation of law, after the termination of a limited or less estate carved out of it and conveyed by him. --Kent.

4. Hence, a right to future possession or enjoiment; succession.

For even reversions are all begged before. --Dryden.

5. (Annuities) A payment which is not to be received, or a benefit which does not begin, until the happening of some event, as the death of a living person. --Brande &C.

6. (Biol.) A return towards some ancestral type or character; atavism.

Reversion of series (Alg.), the act of reverting a series. See To revert a series, under Revert, v. t.

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