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turnaround

noun

Meaning

  1. (sometimes derogatory) An emigrant heading west on the Oregon Trail who gave up and turned back to the east.
  2. A section of honeycomb that is unfinished and returned to the hive.
  3. The act of turning to face in the other direction.
  4. A reversal of policy.
  5. The time required to carry out a task.
  6. A turnabout; a reversal of circumstances.
  7. A series of sketches of a character as seen from different angles.
  8. A cadence linking the end of a verse to the beginning of the next.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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