Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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reversion | Yes | No | No | No |
reorientation | Yes | No | No | No |
reversion (noun) | reorientation (noun) |
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a failure to maintain a higher state | the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented |
turning in the opposite direction | a fresh orientation; a changed set of attitudes and beliefs |
returning to a former state | |
(genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation) | |
a reappearance of an earlier characteristic | |
(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) |