- atavism as a noun:
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atavism
noun
1 atavism
A reappearance of an earlier characteristic.
synonyms: reversion, throwback.
Roget 145: reversion, return; revulsion. turning point, turn of the tide; status quo ante bellum; calm before a storm. alternation etc. (periodicity) 138; inversion etc. ... show more
Dutch: atavisme, terugslag
Polish: atawizm
Moby thesaurus: Mnemosyne, aboriginality, affect memory, age, ancien regime, ancientness, anterograde memory, antiquity, backset, backward deviation, cobwebs of antiquity, collective memory, computer memory, disk memory, drum memory, dust of ages, eld, elderliness, eldership, emotional response ... show more.
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