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reversion

UK
/rɪˈvɜːʃən/
US
/rɪˈvɜrʒən/

Translations

reversionnoun
reversions
pl
UK
/rɪˈvɜːʃən/
US
/rɪˈvɜrʒən/
retourSens général : retour à un état, une condition ou une forme antérieurs.
The reversion to traditional methods was seen as a step backward by some members of the team.
Le retour aux méthodes traditionnelles a été perçu comme un recul par certains membres de l'équipe.
Additional translations
réversionBiologie et génétique : réapparition d'un caractère disparu dans les générations précédentes.
réversionDroit : droit de retour ou de succession sur un bien à l'expiration d'un bail ou au décès du possesseur actuel.
Synonyms
recovery
reversionary interest
reinstatement
restoration
return
reversionadjective
more reversion
Comp.
most reversion
Super.
UK
/rɪˈvɜːʃən/
US
/rɪˈvɜrʒən/
Used attributively in combinations such as "reversion clause", "reversion interest".
de réversionForme adjectivale de relation, surtout en droit et en biologie.
The contract contains a reversion clause outlining the landlord's future rights.
Le contrat contient une clause de réversion précisant les droits futurs du propriétaire.
Synonyms
reversionary
revertive

Definitions

reversionnoun
The act or process of returning to a previous state or condition.
The reversion to traditional methods was seen as a step backward by some members of the team.
A return to a former or ancestral type or condition.
The reversion of the species to its original form was unexpected by the scientists.
The right to possess or succeed to property on the death of the present possessor or at the end of a lease.
Upon the tenant's departure, the reversion of the property went back to the landlord.
A genetic trait or characteristic that reappears after being absent in previous generations.
The reversion of the blue eye color in the family was a surprise to the geneticists.
reversionadjective
Relating to or involving reversion, especially a legal or biological return to a previous state or ownership.
The contract contains a reversion clause outlining the landlord's future rights.
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