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- [uh-tav-ik]
- /əˈtæv ɪk/
- /atˈavɪk/
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- [uh-tav-ik]
- /əˈtæv ɪk/
Definitions of atavic word
- abbreviation ATAVIC atavistic. 1
- noun atavic Ancestral, atavistic. 1
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Origin of atavic
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
1865-70; atav(ism) + -ic, modeled on French atavique
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Parts of speech for Atavic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
atavic popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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