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RETROVERSION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Returning to a former state
Synonyms:
regress; regression; retrogression; retroversion; reversion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("retroversion" is a kind of...):
reversal (a change from one state to the opposite state)
Derivation:
retrovert (go back to a previous state)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Translation back into the original language
Example:
the teacher translated Latin texts into English which he gave to his students for retroversion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("retroversion" is a kind of...):
interlingual rendition; rendering; translation; version (a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part
Example:
retroversion of the uterus
Synonyms:
retroflection; retroflexion; retroversion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("retroversion" is a kind of...):
abnormalcy; abnormality (an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies)
