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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024at•a•vism /ˈætəˌvɪzəm/USA pronunciation n. - Biology[uncountable] the reappearance in an individual of characteristics, feelings, or behavior like those of some earlier ancestor.
- Also, at•a•vist/ˈætəvɪst/.USA pronunciation [countable] an individual who behaves this way;
throwback.
at•a•vis•tic, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024at•a•vism (at′ə viz′əm),USA pronunciation n. - Biology
- the reappearance in an individual of characteristics of some remote ancestor that have been absent in intervening generations.
- an individual embodying such a reversion.
- Biologyreversion to an earlier type;
throwback.
- Latin atav(us) remote ancestor (at-, akin to atta familiar name for a grandfather + avus grandfather, forefather) + -ism
- 1825–35
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: atavism /ˈætəˌvɪzəm/ n - the recurrence in a plant or animal of certain primitive characteristics that were present in an ancestor but have not occurred in intermediate generations
- reversion to a former or more primitive type
Etymology: 19th Century: from French atavisme, from Latin atavus strictly: great-grandfather's grandfather, probably from atta daddy + avus grandfather |