Relict
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹɛlɪkt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Relict is a noun meaning (formal) Something that, or someone who, survives or remains or is left over after the loss of others; a relic.
Meaning
(formal) Something that, or someone who, survives or remains or is left over after the loss of others; a relic.
More Meanings
- Surviving, remaining.
- That is a relict; pertaining to a relict.
Example Sentences
In the lakes and in the streams were species of fish not known elsewhere on earth and birds and lizards and other forms of life as well all long relict here for the desert stretched away on every side.
Word Forms
- relicts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include piece, relic, remnant, vestige, relique, relick.
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