reversion

phonetic symbol: / rɪvɚ́ʒən / 

reversion - English Dictionary

[ noun ]
■ a failure to maintain a higher state
backsliding , lapse , lapsing , relapse , relapsing , reverting

[ noun ]
■ returning to a former state
regress , regression , retrogression , retroversion

[ noun ]
■ turning in the opposite direction
reversal , reverse , turnabout , turnaround

[ noun ]
■ a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
atavism , throwback

[ noun ]
■ (genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)

[ noun ]
■ (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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