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atavic
[ uh-tav-ik ]
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Word History and Origins
Origin of atavic1
1865–70; atav(ism) + -ic ( def ), modeled on French atavique
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Example Sentences
With atavic cunning he sat upon the outside and waited for the triumph of death.
From Project Gutenberg
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