reversion (n.)(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 (n.)(genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation);
reversion (n.)a reappearance of an earlier characteristic;
reversion (n.)turning in the opposite direction;
reversion (n.)returning to a former state;
reversion (n.)a failure to maintain a higher state;
Synonyms: backsliding /
lapse /
lapsing /
relapse /
relapsing /
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