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Reversal
Pronunciation : Re*ver"sal
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [See Reverse.]
Definition : Defn: Intended to reverse; implying reversal. [Obs.] Bp. Burnet.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Re*ver"sal
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [From Reverse.]
Definition : 1. The act of reversing; the causing to move or face in an opposite direction, or to stand or lie in an inverted position; as, the reversal of a rotating wheel; the reversal of objects by a convex lens.
2. A change or overthrowing; as, the reversal of a judgment, which amounts to an official declaration that it is false; the reversal of an attainder, or of an outlawry, by which the sentence is rendered void. Blackstone.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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