throwback C2 Topic:People & Society US /ˈθɹoʊ.bæk/ UK /ˈθɹəʊ.bæk/ See IPA manual Freq #37046 Meanings 1 noun a reappearance of an ancestral trait or a person or thing resembling an earlier type The biologist considered the unusual marking an evolutionary throwback. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a reappearance of an... atavismreversion Etymology Deverbal from throw back. Topics People & Society External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # throwback **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈθɹoʊ.bæk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈθɹəʊ.bæk/ **Frequency rank:** 37046 ## Meanings 1. a reappearance of an ancestral trait or a person or thing resembling an earlier type ## Examples - The biologist considered the unusual marking an evolutionary throwback. ## Synonyms - atavism - reversion ## Etymology Deverbal from throw back. ## Topics - People & Society markdown