relict
Surviving, remainingSurviving, remaining.
/ˈɹɛlɪkt/
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Surviving, remaining.
(not comparable)That is a relict; pertaining to a relict.
Origin
Inherited from Middle English relicte (“widow”), from Middle French relicte (“widow”), froInherited 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.
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