What is "throwback" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "throwback": an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism

Noun

Pronunciation in US: /ˈθroʊ.bæk/

Hyphenation: throw‧back

Meaning of "throwback": characteristic of an atavist

Adjective

Pronunciation in US: /ˈθroʊ.bæk/

Hyphenation: throw‧back

Meaning of "throwback": a reappearance of an earlier characteristic

Noun

Pronunciation in US: /ˈθroʊ.bæk/

Hyphenation: throw‧back

Synonyms:

tradition, gift, estate, birthright, heirloom, devise, endowment, bequest, recession, regression, retreat, reverse, retroaction, relapse, lapse, regression, backsliding, reverting, atavism, relapse, backsliding, lapse, retrogression, retrogradation, atavism, reverting, backsliding, lapse, regression, relapse, retrogression, atavism, reverting,

Antonyms:

advance, progress,