reversion

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Synonyms: eversion, aversion, revulsion, version, recession, diversion, perversion, recursion, inversion, emersion, revision

Antonyms: eversion, aversion, revulsion, version, recession, diversion, perversion, recursion, inversion, emersion, revision

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Noun

1. The act or process of [[revert]]ing something.
2. The action of [[return]]ing to a former condition or practice.
3. The fact of being [[turn]]ed the [[reverse]] way.
4. The action of turning something the reverse way.
5. {{lb|en|property law}} The return of an [[estate]] to the [[donor]] or [[grantor]] after [[expiry]] of the [[grant]].
6. {{lb|en|property law}} An [[estate]] which has been returned in this manner.
7. {{lb|en|property law}} The right of [[succeed]]ing to an estate, or to another [[possession]].
8. The right of succeeding to an [[office]] after the death or [[retirement]] of the holder.
9. {{lb|en|genetics}} The return of a [[genetic]] [[characteristic]] after a period of [[suppression]].
10. A sum [[payable]] on a person's death.
11. {{lb|en|Islam|usually|proscribed}} The act of [[conversion]] to [[Islam]], due to the belief that all people are born [[Muslim]].

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