reversion
NOUN
/rɪ'vɜrʒən/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH R
reversion is a valid 9-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1E1V4E1R1S1I1O1N1
1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does reversion mean?
NOUN · 6 SENSES
1
Returning to a former state.
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2
A reappearance of an earlier characteristic.
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A failure to maintain a higher state.
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Turning in the opposite direction.
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(genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation).
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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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