re|ver|sal

re|ver|sal
re|ver|sal «rih VUR suhl», noun.
1. a change to the opposite; reversing or being reversed: »

a reversal of attitude, a reversal in the weather. The high court's opinion was a reversal of the lower court's decision.

2. Photography. a method of converting negatives into positives and positives into negatives by bleaching and redeveloping.

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  • U|ni|ver|sal|ist — «YOO nuh VUR suh lihst», noun, adjective. –n. a person who believes in or pracices universalism. –adj. 1. = universalistic. (Cf. ↑universalistic) 2. of or having to do with universalism or universalists. U|ni|ver|sal|ist «YOO nuh VUR suh lihst»,… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • u|ni|ver|sal — «YOO nuh VUR suhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. a) of all; belonging to all; concerning all; shared by all: »Food is a universal need. Kings are not born; they are made by universal hallucination (George Bernard Shaw). b) coming from all; shared in …   Useful english dictionary

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