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