From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishreversionre‧ver‧sion /rɪˈvɜːʃən $ rɪˈvɜːrʒən/ noun [singular, uncountable] formal 1 CONTINUE/START AGAINa return to a former condition or habitreversion to the country’s reversion to a traditional monarchy2 lawSCL the return of property to a former owner
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reversion• Engines are their trays of components are then brought together into the assembly area and a reversion of the tear-down process commences.• Beckham's arrival brought a reversion to a more familiar 4-4-2 with the substitute on the right wing.• the reversion of Hong Kong to Chinareversion to• Our task is to guarantee that there will be no reversion to the past totalitarian regime.From Longman Business Dictionaryreversionre‧ver‧sion /rɪˈvɜːʃənrɪˈvɜːrʒən/ noun [uncountable] LAW the return of property, for example at the end of a period of time when someone else has had the right to use itthe reversion of Hong Kong to China 