relict

== English == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English relicte (“widow”), from Middle French relicte (“widow”), from Late Latin relicta (“widow”), from Latin relictus, past participle of relinquō (“to abandon, to relinquish, to leave (behind)”), from re- + linquō (“to leave, quit, forsake, depart from”). Doublet of relic, derelict, and relinquish. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɹɛlɪkt/ === Noun === relict (plural relicts) (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. (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. (geology) A structure or other feature that has survived from a previous age. (linguistics) A survival of an archaic word, language or other form. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === relict (not comparable) Surviving, remaining. That is a relict; pertaining to a relict. === Related terms === === Further reading === “relict”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “relict”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “relict”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Dutch == === Etymology === From Latin relictum. === Pronunciation === === Noun === relict n (plural relicten, diminutive relictje n) relict ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from German relikt or Latin relictus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /reˈlikt/ === Adjective === relict m or n (feminine singular relictă, masculine plural relicți, feminine/neuter plural relicte) (biology) relict ==== Declension ==== === References === “relict”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026