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Throwback   /θrˈoʊbˌæk/   Listen
Throwback

noun
1.
An organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism.  Synonym: atavist.
2.
A reappearance of an earlier characteristic.  Synonyms: atavism, reversion.
adjective
1.
Characteristic of an atavist.  Synonym: atavistic.





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"Throwback" Quotes from Famous Books



... It's a throwback to a weaker strain That's washed by the Tropic tide. And a mixture of Dago and Japanese Latin and Jew and Portugese Crops out thru ...
— Rhymes of a Roughneck • Pat O'Cotter


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