RELICT
Relict
A relict is a surviving remnant of a natural phenomenon. In biology a relict is an organism that at an earlier time was abundant in a large area but now occurs at only one or a few small areas, In ecology, an ecosystem which originally ranged over a large expanse, but is now narrowly confined, may be termed a relict, In geology, the term relict refers to structures or minerals from a parent rock that did not undergo metamorphosis when the surrounding rock did, or to rock that survived a destructive geologic process, In agronomy, a relict crop is a crop which was previously grown extensively, but is now only used in one limited ...The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Relict
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relict
Noun
- Something which, or someone who, survives or remains or is left over after the loss of others; a relic.
- A structure or other feature which has survived from a previous age.
- A survival of an archaic word, language or other form.
- A small number of linguists believe that Cimbrian is not an Austro-Bavarian dialect but a relict of Lombardic.
Adjective
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