"relict" meaning in English

See relict in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɹɛlɪkt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-relict.wav
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English relicte (“widow”), from Middle French relicte (“widow”), from Late Latin relicta (“widow”), from Latin relictus, past participle of relinquō (“I abandon, I relinquish, I leave (behind)”), from re- + linquō (“I leave, quit, forsake, depart from”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|relicte||widow|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English relicte (“widow”), {{inh+|en|enm|relicte|t=widow}} Inherited from Middle English relicte (“widow”), {{der|en|frm|relicte|t=widow}} Middle French relicte (“widow”), {{der|en|LL.|relicta|t=widow}} Late Latin relicta (“widow”), {{der|en|la|relictus}} Latin relictus Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} relict (not comparable)
  1. Surviving, remaining. Tags: not-comparable
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  2. That is a relict; pertaining to a relict. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-relict-en-adj-~D7VEveT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: delict, delinquency, delinquent, derelict, relic, relinquish, reliquary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹɛlɪkt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-relict.wav Forms: relicts [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English relicte (“widow”), from Middle French relicte (“widow”), from Late Latin relicta (“widow”), from Latin relictus, past participle of relinquō (“I abandon, I relinquish, I leave (behind)”), from re- + linquō (“I leave, quit, forsake, depart from”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|relicte||widow|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English relicte (“widow”), {{inh+|en|enm|relicte|t=widow}} Inherited from Middle English relicte (“widow”), {{der|en|frm|relicte|t=widow}} Middle French relicte (“widow”), {{der|en|LL.|relicta|t=widow}} Late Latin relicta (“widow”), {{der|en|la|relictus}} Latin relictus Head templates: {{en-noun}} relict (plural relicts)
  1. (formal) Something that, or someone who, survives or remains or is left over after the loss of others; a relic.
    (archaic) The surviving member of a married couple after one or the other has died; a widow or widower.
    Tags: archaic, formal
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  2. (formal) Something that, or someone who, survives or remains or is left over after the loss of others; a relic.
    (biology, ecology) A species, organism, or ecosystem that has survived from a previous age: one that was once widespread but is now found only in a few areas.
    Tags: formal Categories (topical): Biology, Ecology Translations (in biology, ecology): реликтен вид (relikten vid) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 孑遺 (Chinese Mandarin), 孑遗 (jiéyí) (Chinese Mandarin), relikt (Czech), рели́ктен вид (relíkten vid) [masculine] (Macedonian), relikt [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), relikt [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), relicto [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-relict-en-noun-X3Va7Drw Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'in biology, ecology': 2 83 6 9
  3. (formal) Something that, or someone who, survives or remains or is left over after the loss of others; a relic.
    (geology) A structure or other feature that has survived from a previous age.
    Tags: formal Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-relict-en-noun-n0isaSao Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
  4. (formal) Something that, or someone who, survives or remains or is left over after the loss of others; a relic.
    (linguistics) A survival of an archaic word, language or other form.
    Tags: formal Categories (topical): Linguistics, People
    Sense id: en-relict-en-noun-tKh1AiSE Disambiguation of People: 1 0 23 23 23 31 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (relic): вдовица (vdovica) [feminine] (Bulgarian), reliikt [masculine] (Czech), overblijfsel [neuter] (Dutch), relict [neuter] (Dutch), pyhäinjäännös (Finnish), λείψανο (leípsano) [neuter] (Greek), рели́кт (relíkt) [masculine] (Macedonian), о́станка (óstanka) [feminine] (Macedonian), вдо́вица (vdóvica) [feminine] (Macedonian), relikt [masculine] (Polish), relikt [neuter] (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'relic': 25 25 25 25

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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