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eversion

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e·ver·sion  (-vûrzhn, -shn)
n.
1.
a. The act of turning inside out.
b. The condition of being turned inside out.
2. The condition of being turned outward.
[Middle English eversioun, from Old French eversion, from Latin versi, versin-, from versus, past participle of vertere, to overturn; see evert.]
e·versi·ble (-s-bl) adj.
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Noun1.eversion - the position of being turned outward; "the eversion of the foot"
posture, attitude, position - the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender"
2.eversion - the act of turning inside out
everting, inversion
movement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"


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