See reversal on Wiktionary
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"ipa": "/ɹɪˈvɜː(ɹ)səl/"
},
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},
{
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}
],
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{
"word": "reversion"
},
{
"word": "about-face"
}
],
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "obrǎštane",
"sense": "an instance of reversing",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "обръщане"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"lang_code": "yue",
"roman": "dou³ zyun³",
"sense": "an instance of reversing",
"word": "倒轉 /倒转"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "dàozhuǎn",
"sense": "an instance of reversing",
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},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "an instance of reversing",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "fr",
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"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "an instance of reversing",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"lang_code": "el",
"roman": "anastrofí",
"sense": "an instance of reversing",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "αναστροφή"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"lang_code": "grc",
"roman": "anastrophḗ",
"sense": "an instance of reversing",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
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"sense": "an instance of reversing",
"word": "-csere"
},
{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "an instance of reversing",
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},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
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"sense": "an instance of reversing",
"word": "megfordulás"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "an instance of reversing",
"word": "-forduló"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "an instance of reversing",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "an instance of reversing",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "retorno"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "an instance of reversing",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "revocación"
},
{
"code": "es",
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"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "an instance of reversing",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "reversión"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "an instance of reversing",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "retrocesión"
}
],
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}
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"English terms borrowed from Medieval Latin",
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"English terms derived from Medieval Latin",
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"Pages with entries",
"Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)səl",
"Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)səl/3 syllables",
"en:Tycoon"
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},
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31,
39
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],
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}
],
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"Intended to reverse; implying reversal."
],
"links": [
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"reverse",
"reverse"
]
],
"tags": [
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]
}
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},
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},
{
"rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)səl"
}
],
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"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
}
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}
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"Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
"Spanish epicene adjectives",
"Spanish lemmas",
"Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation"
],
"glosses": [
"used to describe a type of diplomatic note"
],
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
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}
],
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"ipa": "/rebeɾˈsal/"
},
{
"ipa": "[re.β̞eɾˈsal]"
},
{
"rhymes": "-al"
}
],
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}
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