Noun
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turning in the opposite direction
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reverse,
reversal,
turnabout,
turnaround |
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change of direction,
reorientation the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented
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about turn,
about-face a major change in attitude or principle or point of view; "an about-face on foreign policy"
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(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)
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stake,
interest a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground
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jurisprudence,
law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
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| reversion -
(genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)
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chromosomal mutation,
genetic mutation,
mutation a change or alteration in form or qualities
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| reversion -
a failure to maintain a higher state
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backsliding,
lapse,
lapsing,
relapse,
relapsing,
reverting |
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failure an unexpected omission; "he resented my failure to return his call"; "the mechanic's failure to check the brakes"
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| reversion -
returning to a former state
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regression,
regress,
retrogression,
retroversion |
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reversal a change from one state to the opposite state; "there was a reversal of autonomic function"
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| reversion -
a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
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atavism,
throwback |
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recurrence,
return happening again (especially at regular intervals); "the return of spring"
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