reversion

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re·ver·sion ri-ˈvər-zhən How to pronounce reversion (audio)

-shən

: the part of a simple estate remaining in the control of its owner after the owner has granted therefrom a lesser particular estate

: a future interest in property left in the control of a grantor or the grantor's successor

: the right of succession or future possession or enjoyment

: an act or the process of returning (as to a former condition)

: a return toward an ancestral type or condition : reappearance of an ancestral character

: an act or instance of turning the opposite way : the state of being so turned

: a product of reversion

specifically : an organism with an atavistic character : throwback

Example Sentences

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

Recent Examples on the Web Aside from the reversion, there are eight mutations in the BA.2.75 Spike that are unique from BA.2.

William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 11 July 2022 The reversion also at least temporarily scuttled any hopes for mothers who carried mutations.

Stephen S. Hall, Wired, 11 Mar. 2021 The turn to using the U.S. dollar and other foreign currencies as legal tender in 2009 or the reversion back to the Zimbabwean dollar in 2019 did little to quell the country’s inflation, which hit an annual high of 557% in 2020.

Tristan Bove, Fortune, 6 July 2022 The coloration and reversion back to white after the removal of the UV source take only a few seconds.

David Bressan, Forbes, 21 June 2022 The Sandman will require no such dramatic reversion to form.

Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Aug. 2022 Because the virus is killed, there is no chance of mutation causing a reversion to the original pathogenic form and causing disease.

William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 28 June 2022 Weakness has held its 200-week simple moving average or reversion to the mean at $64.36.

Richard Henry Suttmeier, Forbes, 26 May 2022 Meanwhile, a resurgence in COVID-19 infections in Europe, the U.S. and parts of Asia is also looming, bringing the threat of a reversion to pandemic precautions.

Elisabeth Buchwald, USA TODAY, 5 July 2022 See More

Legal Definition

reversion

noun

re·ver·sion ri-ˈvər-zhən How to pronounce reversion (audio)

: the returning of an estate upon its termination to the former owner or to his or her successor in interest

: 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

: 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

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释义	reversion noun re·ver·sion ri-ˈvər-zhən -shən 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 Synonyms regression retrogression See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences His photos document the land's reversion to swamp. the reversion of the estate Recent Examples on the Web Aside from the reversion, there are eight mutations in the BA.2.75 Spike that are unique from BA.2. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 11 July 2022 The reversion also at least temporarily scuttled any hopes for mothers who carried mutations. Stephen S. Hall, Wired, 11 Mar. 2021 The turn to using the U.S. dollar and other foreign currencies as legal tender in 2009 or the reversion back to the Zimbabwean dollar in 2019 did little to quell the country’s inflation, which hit an annual high of 557% in 2020. Tristan Bove, Fortune, 6 July 2022 The coloration and reversion back to white after the removal of the UV source take only a few seconds. David Bressan, Forbes, 21 June 2022 The Sandman will require no such dramatic reversion to form. Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Aug. 2022 Because the virus is killed, there is no chance of mutation causing a reversion to the original pathogenic form and causing disease. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 28 June 2022 Weakness has held its 200-week simple moving average or reversion to the mean at $64.36. Richard Henry Suttmeier, Forbes, 26 May 2022 Meanwhile, a resurgence in COVID-19 infections in Europe, the U.S. and parts of Asia is also looming, bringing the threat of a reversion to pandemic precautions. Elisabeth Buchwald, USA TODAY, 5 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin reversion-, reversio act of returning, from revertere First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Medical Definition reversion noun re·ver·sion ri-ˈvər-zhən, -shən 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 Legal Definition reversion noun re·ver·sion ri-ˈvər-zhən 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 History and Etymology for reversion Anglo-French, from Middle French, from Latin reversio act of turning back, from revertere to turn back reversion noun as in regression the act or an instance of going back to an earlier and lower level especially of intelligence or behavior after the birth of his baby brother, the toddler temporarily underwent a kind of reversion, acting like a baby himself Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance regression retrogression decline return relapse atavism lapse backslide degeneration nondevelopment Antonyms & Near Antonyms development evolution progression advancement growth maturation gestation ripening See More
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