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reversion vs reversionary

reversionary vs reversion

reversion is a noun but reversionary is not a noun.

reversion is not an adjective while reversionary is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reversion Yes No No No
reversionary No Yes No No
reversion (noun) reversionary (noun)
a failure to maintain a higher state
turning in the opposite direction
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)
reversion (adjective) reversionary (adjective)
of or relating to or involving a reversion (especially a legal reversion)
Difference between reversion and reversionary

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