Involution - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌɪnvəˈluːʃən|  American pronunciation of the word involution
Brit.  |ɪnvəˈl(j)uːʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word involution

noun

- reduction in size of an organ or part (as in the return of the uterus to normal size after childbirth)
- a long and intricate and complicated grammatical construction
- marked by elaborately complex detail (syn: elaboration, intricacy)
- the act of sharing in the activities of a group (syn: engagement, involvement, participation)
- the process of raising a quantity to some assigned power
- the action of enfolding something

Extra examples

...the involution of the thriller's plot made it hard to follow...

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