relict

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/ ˈrɛl ɪkt /

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noun

Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.

a remnant or survivor.

a widow.

Origin of relict

1525–35; <Medieval Latin relicta widow, noun use of feminine of Latin relictus, past participle of relinquere to relinquish

Words nearby relict

reliable, reliance, reliant, relic, relic area, relict, relief, reliefer, relief map, relief pitcher, relief valve

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Example sentences from the Web for relict

I reckoned that probably the relict would put a stone in the graveyard for me.
The Skipper and the Skipped|Holman Day
We regret that the relict of the late Captain Budd did not behave exactly as became a shipmaster's widow, under fire.
Jack Tier or The Florida Reef|James Fenimore Cooper
Mrs. Tibbs looked at the relict of the departed Bloss, and thought he must have had very little peace in his time.
Sketches by Boz|Charles Dickens
But balmy drops of the red grape borrow To bathe the relict from morn till night.
Mitch Miller|Edgar Lee Masters

Here was a flight in science and nautical language that poor Mulford could not have anticipated, even in the captain's relict!
Jack Tier or The Florida Reef|James Fenimore Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for relict

relict

/ (ˈrɛlɪkt) /

noun

ecology

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
(as modifier)a relict fauna

geology

a mountain, lake, glacier, etc, that is a remnant of a pre-existing formation after a destructive process has occurred
a mineral that remains unaltered after metamorphism of the rock in which it occurs

an archaic word for widow (def. 1)

an archaic word for relic (def. 6)

Word Origin for relict

C16: from Latin relictus left behind, from relinquere to relinquish

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for relict

relict

[ rĕl′ĭkt, rĭ-lĭkt′ ]

n.

Something that has survived; a remnant.

单词	relict
释义	relict [ rel-ikt ] / ˈrɛl ɪkt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR relict ON THESAURUS.COM noun Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it. a remnant or survivor. a widow. Origin of relict 1525–35; <Medieval Latin relicta widow, noun use of feminine of Latin relictus, past participle of relinquere to relinquish Words nearby relict reliable, reliance, reliant, relic, relic area, relict, relief, reliefer, relief map, relief pitcher, relief valve Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for relict I reckoned that probably the relict would put a stone in the graveyard for me. The Skipper and the Skipped\|Holman Day We regret that the relict of the late Captain Budd did not behave exactly as became a shipmaster's widow, under fire. Jack Tier or The Florida Reef\|James Fenimore Cooper Mrs. Tibbs looked at the relict of the departed Bloss, and thought he must have had very little peace in his time. Sketches by Boz\|Charles Dickens But balmy drops of the red grape borrow To bathe the relict from morn till night. Mitch Miller\|Edgar Lee Masters Here was a flight in science and nautical language that poor Mulford could not have anticipated, even in the captain's relict! Jack Tier or The Florida Reef\|James Fenimore Cooper British Dictionary definitions for relict relict / (ˈrɛlɪkt) / noun ecology 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 (as modifier)a relict fauna geology a mountain, lake, glacier, etc, that is a remnant of a pre-existing formation after a destructive process has occurred a mineral that remains unaltered after metamorphism of the rock in which it occurs an archaic word for widow (def. 1) an archaic word for relic (def. 6) Word Origin for relict C16: from Latin relictus left behind, from relinquere to relinquish Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to relict dowager Medical definitions for relict relict [ rĕl′ĭkt, rĭ-lĭkt′ ] n. Something that has survived; a remnant. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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relict

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