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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Reversed \Re*versed"\ (r[-e]*v[~e]rst"), a.
1. Turned side for side, or end for end; changed to the
contrary; specifically (Bot. & Zool.), sinistrorse or
sinistral; as, a reversed, or sinistral, spiral or shell.
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2. (Law) Annulled and the contrary substituted; as, a
reversed judgment or decree.
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{Reversed positive} or {Reversed negative} (Photog.), a
picture corresponding with the original in light and
shade, but reversed as to right and left. --Abney.
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