atavistic
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atavistic — adj. 1. 1 displaying characteristics of a previous cultural era or of a previous ancestral form; displaying atavism Syn: atavic, throwback(prenominal) [WordNet 1.5] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
atavistic — pertaining to atavism, 1847; see ATAVISM (Cf. atavism) + IC (Cf. ic) … Etymology dictionary
atavistic — reversionary (see under REVERSION) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
atavistic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ returning to something ancient or ancestral. DERIVATIVES atavism noun atavistically adverb. ORIGIN from Latin atavus forefather … English terms dictionary
atavistic — adjective /æt.əˈvɪs.tɪk/ a) of the recurrence of a trait reappearing after an absence of one or more generations due to a chance recombination of genes. Although the heterozygote gives it an atavistic appearance, the gene is not atavistic. b) of… … Wiktionary
atavistic — [[t]æ̱təvɪ̱stɪk[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Atavistic feelings or behaviour seem to be very primitive, like the feelings or behaviour of our earliest ancestors. [FORMAL] ...an atavistic fear of thunder and lightning. Syn: primordial … English dictionary
atavistic — at|a|vis|tic [ˌætəˈvıstık] adj formal [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: atavism being like ancestors (19 21 centuries), from French atavisme, from Latin atavus ancestor ] atavistic feelings are very basic human feelings that people have felt since humans … Dictionary of contemporary English
atavistic — adjective formal atavistic feelings are very basic human feelings, that people have felt since humans have existed … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Atavistic regression — is a hypnosis related concept introduced by the Australian scholar and psychiatrist Ainslie Meares.Meares coined his term from the English atavism, which is derived from the Latin atavus , meaning a great grandfather s grandfather and, thus, more … Wikipedia
Atavistic Records — is an American rock and jazz record label that has released albums by Glenn Branca, Nels Cline, Lydia Lunch, Peter Brötzmann, various Ken Vandermark projects, Pinetop Seven, Swans, Larry Ochs, Mars, Davey Williams, Brian Harnetty, and Poem Rocket … Wikipedia
