THROWBACK


Meaning of THROWBACK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈthrō-ˌbak ]

noun

Date: 1888

1.

a. : reversion to an earlier type or phase : atavism

b. : an instance or product of atavistic reversion

2. : one that is suggestive of or suited to an earlier time or style

his manners were a throwback to a more polite era

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.