RhymeZone: reversion definitions

Definitions of reversion:

noun: turning in the opposite direction
noun: 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)
noun: a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
noun: returning to a former state
noun: a failure to maintain a higher state