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throwback.

A reversion to an earlier stage of development.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈθɹəʊ.bæk/Received-Pronunciation/ˈθɹoʊ.bæk/US
  1. A reversion to an earlier stage of development.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A person considered to be primitive, uncivilized and mentally deficient.

    countable · derogatory · uncountable
  3. An organism that has characteristics of a more primitive form.

    countable · uncountable
  4. An atavism.

    countable · uncountable
  5. A person similar to an ancestor, or something new similar to what already existed.

    countable · uncountable
  6. A person or thing that evokes memories.

    attributive · countable · often · slang · uncountable
  7. A practice to avoid untaxed nowhere income by instead taxing such income in the originating state for a given transaction.

    US · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from throw back.

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