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(noun) turning in the opposite direction |
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Synonyms: reversal, reverse, turnabout, turnaround |
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Related Words: about turn, about-face, change of direction, u-turn |
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(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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Related Words: escheat, interest, stake |
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(noun) a reappearance of an earlier characteristic |
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Synonyms: atavism, throwback |
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Related Words: recurrence, return |
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(noun) returning to a former state |
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Synonyms: regress, regression, retrogression, retroversion |
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Related Words: reversal |
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(noun) a failure to maintain a higher state |
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Synonyms: backsliding, lapse, lapsing, recidivism, relapse, relapsing, reverting |
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Related Words: failure |
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