reversion, n.
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(reversions)
a failure to maintain a higher state
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backsliding lapse lapsing relapse relapsing reversion reverting
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returning to a former state
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regress regression retrogression retroversion reversion
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lexical pointers
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lexical pointers
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lexical pointers
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lexical pointers
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turning in the opposite direction
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reversal reverse reversion turnabout turnaround
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a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
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atavism reversion throwback
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(genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)
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reversion
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(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)
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reversion
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