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atawizm

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Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French atavisme.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈta.vizm/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -avizm
  • Syllabification: a‧ta‧wizm

Noun

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atawizm m inan

  1. (genetics) atavism (reappearance of an ancestral characteristic)
  2. (sociology) atavism (reversion to past primitive behavior, especially violence)

Declension

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Derived terms

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adjective
adverb

Further reading

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  • atawizm in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • atawizm in Polish dictionaries at PWN