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THROWBACK

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A reappearance of an earlier characteristic

Synonyms:

atavism; reversion; throwback

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("throwback" is a kind of...):

recurrence; return (happening again (especially at regular intervals))

Sense 2

Meaning:

An organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism

Synonyms:

atavist; throwback

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("throwback" is a kind of...):

being; organism (a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Characteristic of an atavist

Synonyms:

atavistic; throwback

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

regressive (opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state)

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