reversion
definition: a failure to maintain a higher state
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speech part: noun
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backsliding
definition: returning to a former state
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speech part: noun
definition: turning in the opposite direction
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speech part: noun
definition: a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
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speech part: noun
definition: a return to a normal phenotype, usually resulting from a second mutation
example: The only explanation for the natural coat color was a reversion.
speech part: noun
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definition: (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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speech part: noun
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