overturning

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noun

The act by which something is overturned.

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Meanings

nounoverturning (plural overturnings)

plural overturnings

  1. The act by which something is overturned.

    But after that there were three general overturnings before Christ came, in the succession of the three great monarchies of the world, after the Babylonish empire.

    a. 1758, Jonathan Edwards, History of Redemption
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of overturn
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APA

overturning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overturning

MLA

“overturning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overturning. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overturning,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overturning.

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