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throwback
noun
A reversion to an earlier stage of development.
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/ˈθɹəʊ.bæk/ /ˈθɹoʊ.bæk/
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noun
A reversion to an earlier stage of development.
A person considered to be primitive, uncivilized and mentally deficient.
An organism that has characteristics of a more primitive form.
An atavism.
A person similar to an ancestor, or something new similar to what already existed.