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reversion vs retroversion

retroversion vs reversion

reversion and retroversion both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reversion Yes No No No
retroversion Yes No No No
As nouns, reversion and retroversion are synonyms defined as:
  • reversion and retroversion: returning to a former state
Other synonyms of reversion include regress, regression, retrogression.
reversion (noun) retroversion (noun)
a failure to maintain a higher state returning to a former state
turning in the opposite direction translation back into the original language
returning to a former state a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part
(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)
Difference between reversion and retroversion

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