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— English words —

• atavism n. The reappearance of an ancestral characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; a throwback.
• atavism n. The recurrence or reversion to a past behaviour, method, characteristic or style after a long period of absence.
• atavism n. (Sociology) Reversion to past primitive behavior, especially violence.

— Foreign word, define in English —

• Romanian
  • atavism n. Atavism.

— English word, defined in French —

• atavism n. Atavisme.

25 English words from 4 English definitions

absence after ancestral Atavism behavior behaviour characteristic especially generations long method of␣an organism past period primitive reappearance recurrence reversion several Sociology style The throwback violence

1 foreign word from the foreign definition

Atavisme

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

atavisms

One prefix (New word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Batavism

18 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

Ata ATA âta -ata avi Avi AVI avi- avis Avis ism ISM -ism tav vis Vis VIs Vis.

12 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

Ata ATA âta -ata Iva IVA MSI SIV Siva Śiva vat VAT

3 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

atavisms Batavism jivatmas

6 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

aims␣at Amatis -mastia matais sativa Savita

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

atavist

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