noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A genetic characteristic emerging after an absence from several generations.
2. 2
   an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism wordnet
3. 3
   A person of atavistic beliefs or habits.

Synonyms

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throwbackadvocateconservatorreversionisttheoristtraditionalist

Antonyms

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innovatormodernistskeptic