noun
Meaning 1
A turning or falling back.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
retroversion
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɹɛtɹəˈvɜːʒn̩/
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General-American: /ˌɹɛtɹəˈvɝʒən/
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rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)ʒən
noun
Meaning 2
A backward-tilting of an anatomical strucure (e.g. the uterus).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: anteversion
noun
Meaning 3
returning to a former state
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: regression, regress, reversion, retrogression
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reversal
noun
Meaning 4
translation back into the original language
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the teacher translated Latin texts into English which he gave to his students for retroversion
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: translation, interlingual rendition, rendering, version
noun
Meaning 5
a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- retroversion of the uterus
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: retroflection, retroflexion
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: abnormality, abnormalcy
History
Etymology
From retro- + -version.