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Definition of revertence in English: revertencenoun rɪˈvəːt(ə)ns 1Return or reversion to a state, theme, etc.; an instance of this. 2Botany and Ecology. The reappearance of a species, community, or flora, or return to its dominance in an area in which its previous presence and subsequent disappearance is documented in the historical or palaeobotanical record.
Origin Late Middle English; earliest use found in John Hardyng (?1378–?1464), chronicler and forger. From revert + -ence. Definition of revertence in US English: revertencenounrɪˈvəːt(ə)ns 1Return or reversion to a state, theme, etc.; an instance of this. 2Botany and Ecology. The reappearance of a species, community, or flora, or return to its dominance in an area in which its previous presence and subsequent disappearance is documented in the historical or palaeobotanical record.
Origin Late Middle English; earliest use found in John Hardyng (?1378–?1464), chronicler and forger. From revert + -ence. |