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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
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