A reappearance of an earlier characteristic.
An organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism.
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Examples for "reversion "
Examples for "reversion "
1 It was the reversion of power; it brought her a great exultation.
2 Give it seven or 10 years, though, and the reversion usually happens.
3 Words formed by the reversion of letters of former words; examples, 699-m.
4 Selfishness results in anarchy, a reversion to the Ishmaelite type of life.
5 But in regard to plants Dr. Hooker questions the fact of reversion .
1 A walking microbe; an example of atavism ; a throw-back to the tail period.
2 The force of habit, the law of atavism , if you like.
3 The other half is ruled by atavism of the 19th century.
4 Such an individual was an atavism , and Red-Eye was an even greater atavism .
5 But this was only a momentary atavism , and he pushed it roughly away.
Characteristic of an atavist.
1 The format is new, sure, but the experience itself is a throwback .
2 A; I think there are a lot of throwback elements to it.
3 Luke Donald's diamond-patterned sleeveless jumpers are a throwback to older fashion days.
4 Frankie The Heartstrings are a throwback to a different era of indie-pop.
5 Health and Self A nonjudgmental gym, Portuguese soap, and a throwback manicure.
6 He's a real throwback to the times when footballers cared about football.
7 The latest version is more of a throwback to the original, though.
8 The Viper was a throwback to the golden era of sports cars.
9 This was a throwback , a saunter on the banks of the Thames.
10 Get after it.Camera makers have been going through a throwback phase lately.
11 And waiiiit a minute, Mayte is even letting go of throwback demos.
12 Could it be a throwback to a more direct style from yesteryear?
13 Curtis Mayfield would be proud of the lyrics and her throwback sound.
14 She looked like a movie star, a throwback from Hollywood's golden days.
15 Such longevity and loyalty was not the only throwback to the 1980s.
16 Mercer was more of a crew-cutted, austere, meat-and-potatoes throwback to the fifties.
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