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atavistical

adj

Etymology

Etymology tree English atavistic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English atavistical From atavistic + -al.

  1. derived from -al English -al English atavistical From atavistic + -al
  2. derived from -ālisbor
  3. derived from -ālis Old French -elbor
  4. derived from -albor
  5. derived from atavistic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor

Definitions

  1. atavistic

    • All the legendry, of course, white and Indian alike, died down during the nineteenth century, except for occasional atavistical flareups.
    • Atavistical reversion may reach back to the very beginning of humanity, and some qualities of the first Great Mother may appear in the child of today.

The neighborhood

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