involution

noun

the action of enfolding something

the process of raising a quantity to some assigned power

the act of sharing in the activities of a group

marked by elaborately complex detail

a long and intricate and complicated grammatical construction

reduction in size of an organ or part (as in the return of the uterus to normal size after childbirth)

Roots

inin- · Latin · in, into volverevolut- · Latin · to roll, turn io-ion · Latin · act, process

Synonyms for involution

intricacyn retrogressionn regressionn involvementn entanglementn degenerationn

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Where does involution come from?

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