reversion vs return

return vs reversion

reversion and return both are nouns.

reversion is not a verb while return is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reversion	Yes	No	No	No
return	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, return is a hypernym of reversion; that is, return is a word with a broader meaning than reversion:

reversion: a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
return: happening again (especially at regular intervals)

Other hypernyms of reversion include recurrence.

reversion (noun)	return (noun)
a failure to maintain a higher state	the act of going back to a prior location
turning in the opposite direction	a coming to or returning home
returning to a former state	getting something back again
(genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)	a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
a reappearance of an earlier characteristic	(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
(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)	a reciprocal group action
	the act of someone appearing again
	the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
	document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
	a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
	happening again (especially at regular intervals)
	the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
	the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

reversion (verb)	return (verb)
	go back to a previous state
	be restored
	go back to something earlier
	answer back
	submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
	pass down
	make a return
	give or supply
	go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
	return to a previous position; in mathematics
	bring back to the point of departure
	pay back
	return in kind
	give back
	be inherited by
	elect again

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