Толковый словарь английского языка - relict
Relict
relict
I. noun Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English ~e, from Late Latin ~a, from Latin, feminine of ~us, past participle of relinquere; in senses 2 & 3, from ~ residual, adjective, from Latin ~us Date: 15th century widow , a surviving species of an otherwise extinct group of organisms, 3. a relief feature or rock remaining after other parts have disappeared, something left unchanged, II. adjective Date: 15th century of, relating to, or being a ~
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n. 1 a a geological or other object surviving in its primitive form. b an animal or plant known to have existed in the same form in previous geological ages. 2 (foll. by of) archaic a widow. Etymology: L relinquere relict- leave behind (as RE-, linquere leave): sense 2 f. OF relicte f. L relicta ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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