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Definition of throwback noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

throwback

noun

NAmE//ˈθroʊbæk//

[usually singular] throwback (to something)

a person or thing that is similar to someone or something that existed in the past The car's design is a throwback to the 1960s.

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