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reversible

Main Entry:: ¹re·vers·ible
Pronunciation:: \ri-ˈvər-sə-bəl\
Function:: adjective
Date:: 1648

: capable of being reversed or of reversing: as a: capable of going through a series of actions (as changes) either backward or forward <a reversible chemical reaction> b: having two finished usable sides <reversible fabric> c: wearable with either side out <a reversible coat>

— re·vers·ibil·i·ty

Listen to the pronunciation of reversibility

\-ˌvər-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

— re·vers·ibly

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\-ˈvər-sə-blē\ adverb

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