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noun
1.
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
2.
a remnant or survivor.
3.
a widow.
Origin:
1525–35; < Medieval Latin relicta widow, noun use of feminine of Latin relictus, past participle of relinquere to relinquish
1525–35; < Medieval Latin relicta widow, noun use of feminine of Latin relictus, past participle of relinquere to relinquish
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Relict
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World English Dictionary
| relict (ˈrɛlɪkt) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | ecology |
| a. a group of animals or plants that exists as a remnant of a formerly widely distributed group in an environment different from that in which it originated | |
| b. (as modifier): a relict fauna | |
| 2. | geology |
| a. a mountain, lake, glacier, etc, that is a remnant of a pre-existing formation after a destructive process has occurred | |
| b. a mineral that remains unaltered after metamorphism of the rock in which it occurs | |
| 3. | an archaic word for widow |
| 4. | an archaic word for relic |
| [C16: from Latin relictus left behind, from relinquere to | |
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Word Origin & History
relict
"widow," c.1460, from M.L. relicta "widow," noun use of fem. of relictus "abandoned, left behind," prop. pp. of L. relinquere "to leave behind" (see relinquish).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
relict rel·ict (rěl'ĭkt, rĭ-lĭkt')
n.
Something that has survived; a remnant.
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