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atavic

[ uh-tav-ik ]

adjective



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Word History and Origins

Origin of atavic1

1865–70; atav(ism) + -ic ( def ), modeled on French atavique
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Example Sentences

With atavic cunning he sat upon the outside and waited for the triumph of death.

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Ataturk, Kemalatavism