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Word: Relict
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English (in relict (sense 2)): from Old French relicte ‘(woman) left behind’, from late Latin relicta, from the verb relinquere ‘leave behind’. relict (sense 1) arose in the early 20th century and is from Latin relictus, past participle of relinquere
ˈrɛlɪkt
a thing which has survived from an earlier period or in a primitive form.
Short Definition:thing which has survived from earlier period or in primitive form
a widow.
Short Definition:widow
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