THROWBACK


Meaning of THROWBACK in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

( -s )

Etymology: throw back

1. : a reversal or backward deviation from a path or course

2.

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

b. : an instance or product of such reversion

have eliminated the sports and throwbacks and are getting a definite, consistent, and predictable type — Fortune

a throwback to the heroic drama of Shakespearean times — Leslie Rees

an aristocrat of the old line, a throwback to another century — W.A.White

3. : flashback

makes clever use of multiple-scene throwbacks and is … in every way a first-rate drama — New York Herald Tribune Book Review

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