turnabout: Meaning and Definition of

turn•a•bout

Pronunciation: (tûrn'u-bout"), [key]
— n.
  1. the act of turning in a different or opposite direction.
  2. a change of opinion, loyalty, etc.
  3. a reciprocal action; act of doing to someone exactly as that person has done to oneself or another: Turnabout is fair play.
  4. a person who changes things; a radical.
  5. merry-go-round.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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