Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of renversing.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A reversing.
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- noun A
reversal or turning backwards.
Etymologies
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Examples
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In what a Parisian would call a renversement de politique, French President Jacques Chirac has changed his tone on Mittal Steel's offer for European steel group Arcelor.
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This dramatic renversement des alliances transformed the Hashemites from Arab aristocracy into actors on the international stage.
'Lion of Jordan: The Life of King Hussein in War and Peace' 2008
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Barry made a _renversement_ with the utmost nicety of judgment and came out of it about thirty metres behind and above the
High Adventure A Narrative of Air Fighting in France James Norman Hall 1919
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Therefore, judging my distance very carefully, I did a _renversement_ in the Lieutenant Barry fashion.
High Adventure A Narrative of Air Fighting in France James Norman Hall 1919
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The opinions of historians like Vandal and Masson with regard to this renversement des alliances, so long the object of criticism, tends to justify Cardinal Fleury.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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But, in truth, Fleury was simply anticipating the policy of the renversement des alliances (breaking up of the alliances), which began in 1756, and which by uniting
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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Mais a l'entendre, ce renversement de l'ordre a ete pour lui l'effet d'un genie favorable qui l'a conduit pas a pas et comme par la main aux decouvertes les plus sublimes.
Origin of Species Thomas Henry Huxley 1860
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Mais à l'entendre, ce renversement de l'ordre a été pour lui l'effet d'un génie favorable qui l'a conduit pas à pas et comme par la main aux découvertes les plus sublimes.
Lay Sermons, Addresses and Reviews Thomas Henry Huxley 1860
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Mais a l'entendre, ce renversement de l'ordre a ete pour lui l'effet d'un genie favorable qui l'a conduit pas a pas et comme par la main aux decouvertes les plus sublimes.
Lectures and Essays Thomas Henry Huxley 1860
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Mais à l'entendre, ce renversement de l'ordre a été pour lui l'effet d'un génie favorable qui l'a conduit pas à pas et comme par la main aux découvertes les plus sublimes.
Darwiniana : Essays — Volume 02 Thomas Henry Huxley 1860
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