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Definitions for Relict
[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.
[4] 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
[5] 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
[6] an archaic word for widow (def. 1)
[7] an archaic word for relic (def. 6)
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reliable, reliance, reliant, relic, relic area, relict, relief, relief map, relief pitcher, relief valve, reliefer
Origin of Relict
1525–35; < Medieval Latin relicta widow, noun use of feminine of Latin relictus, past participle of relinquere to relinquish
Word origin for Relict
C16: from Latin relictus left behind, from relinquere to relinquish