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atavistic adjective [ ˌatəˈvɪstɪk ]

• relating to or characterized by reversion to something ancient or ancestral.
• "atavistic fears and instincts"
Origin: late 19th century: based on Latin atavus ‘forefather’ + the adjectival suffix -istic .

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