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Definition of: relict
(rel′ikt) noun
1. A widow; rarely, a widower.
2. Biol. A plant or animal species persisting in a given area as a survival from an earlier period or type.
—adjective (ri·likt′) Geol. Left by gradual erosion; residual. [<L relicta widow, fem. of relictus, pp. of relinquere leave behind. See RELINQUISH.]
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