What is the meaning of Relict?

Something that, or someone who, survives or remains or is left over after the loss of others; a relic.

  1. The surviving member of a married couple after one or the other has died; a widow or widower.
  2. 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.
  3. A structure or other feature that has survived from a previous age.
  4. A survival of an archaic word, language or other form.

    The surviving member of a married couple after one or the other has died; a widow or widower.

    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.

    A structure or other feature that has survived from a previous age.

    A survival of an archaic word, language or other form.

    Surviving, remaining.

    That is a relict; pertaining to a relict.

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    Source: wiktionary.org