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THROWBACK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A reappearance of an earlier characteristic
Synonyms:
Classified under:
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:
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:
Similar:
regressive (opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state)
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