Revirement

Pronunciation: /ʁevi(ː)ʁəˈmã/

“Revirement” is a German word. Its meaning in English:

noun

reshuffle, process of refilling positions (especially when several are changed at once)

Etymology

19th century, from French revirement (“sudden and drastic change”), from revirer (“turn a boat around”). The German semantic development suggests that it may have been associated with unrelated Latin vir (“man”), thus as it were “remanning”.

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Revier
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reviewen
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