Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - atavism
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Atavism
atavism
noun Etymology: French ~e, from Latin atavus ancestor, from at- (probably akin to atta daddy) + avus grandfather — more at uncle Date: 1833 1. a. recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination b. recurrence of or reversion to a past style, manner, outlook, approach, or activity architectural ~ 2. one that manifests ~ ; throwback • atavistic adjective • atavistically adverb
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n. 1 a resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents in plants or animals. 2 reversion to an earlier type. Derivatives atavistic adj. atavistically adv. Etymology: F atavisme f. L atavus great-grandfather's grandfather ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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- 1833, from F. atavisme, coined 1830s from L. atavus "ancestor," from at- perhaps here meaning "beyond" + avus "grandfather," from PIE *awo- "adult male relative other than the father." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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