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Definition of atavistic adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

atavistic

 adjective
adjective
NAmE//ˌæt̮əˈvɪstɪk//
 
(formal)
 
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related to the attitudes and behavior of the first humans an atavistic urge/instinct/fear
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