reversion
/ɹɪˈvɚʒən/ noun C2- The act or process of reverting something. · Near-synonym: reversal
- The act or process of reverting a database to a prior state. · Near-synonym: rollback (sometimes synonymous)
- The action of returning to a former condition or practice.
- The fact of being turned the reverse way.
- The action of turning something the reverse way.
- The return of an estate to the donor or grantor after expiry of the grant.
- An estate which has been returned in this manner.
- The right of succeeding to an estate, or to another possession.
Plural reversions
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Winner of the Jackson prize for Comparative Pathology, with essay entitled ‘Is Disease a Reversion?’ Corresponding member of the Swedish Pathological Society.
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