Polish edit

 
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Etymology edit

Borrowed from French atavisme.

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

atawizm m inan

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

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

adjective
adverb

Further reading edit

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