reversion
noun
re·ver·sion
ri-ˈvər-zhən 
-shən
1
a
: the part of a simple estate remaining in the control of its owner after the owner has granted therefrom a lesser particular estate
b
: a future interest in property left in the control of a grantor or the grantor's successor
2
: the right of succession or future possession or enjoyment
3
a
: an act or the process of returning (as to a former condition)
b
: a return toward an ancestral type or condition : reappearance of an ancestral character
4
: an act or instance of turning the opposite way : the state of being so turned
5
: a product of reversion
specifically
: an organism with an atavistic character : throwback
Examples of reversion in a Sentence
His photos document the land's reversion to swamp.
the reversion of the estate
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Nishant Pant, CNBC, 20 June 2025
Overall, good old reversion to the mean likely is coming, Mazen states.
—Larry Light, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
There is a reversion to gender norms, and the women take charge of the food in the kitchen.
—David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
Light: How does the traditional random walk methodology differ from mean reversion regarding risk assessment?
—Larry Light, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for reversion
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“Reversion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reversion. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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reversion
noun
re·ver·sion
ri-ˈvər-zhən
1
: a right of future possession (as of property or a title)
2
a
: an act or the process of returning (as to an earlier condition)
b
: a product of reversion
3
: an act or instance of turning the opposite way : the state of being so turned
Medical Definition
reversion
noun
re·ver·sion
ri-ˈvər-zhən, -shən
1
a
: an act or the process of returning (as to a former condition)
b
: a return toward an ancestral type or condition : reappearance of an ancestral character
2
: a product of reversion
specifically
: an organism with an atavistic character
Legal Definition
reversion
noun
re·ver·sion
ri-ˈvər-zhən
1
: the returning of an estate upon its termination to the former owner or to his or her successor in interest
2
a
: the present vested interest in the residue of an estate that remains in its owner after the grant therefrom of a lesser estate (as a life estate) and that will commence in possession by operation of law upon termination of the lesser estate
b
: the future interest in property left in a grantor or his or her successor in interest that is not subject to a condition precedent compare possibility of reverter, remainder
Etymology
Anglo-French, from Middle French, from Latin reversio act of turning back, from revertere to turn back
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