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Definition of reversion noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

reversion

noun
 
/rɪˈvɜːʃn/
 
/rɪˈvɜːrʒn/
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  1. [uncountable, singular] reversion (to something) (formal) the act or process of returning to a former state or condition
    • a reversion to traditional farming methods
  2. [uncountable, countable] (law) the return of land or property to somebody
    • the reversion of Hong Kong to China
    3. Word Originlate Middle English (denoting the action of returning to or from a place): from Old French, or from Latin reversio(n-), from revertere ‘turn back’, from re- ‘back’ + vertere ‘to turn’.
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