relict

relict
/rel"ikt/, n.
1. Ecol. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
2. a remnant or survivor.
3. a widow.
[1525-35; < ML relicta widow, n. use of fem. of L relictus, ptp. of relinquere to RELINQUISH]

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  • relict — relíct adj. n., s. n., f. relíctă; pl. n. şi f. relícte Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  RELÍC//T relicttă (relictţi, relictte) şi substantival : Specie relicttă specie de plante sau de animale care s a menţinut până… …   Dicționar Român

  • Relict — Rel ict ( ?kt), n. [L. relicta, fr. of relictus, p. p. of relinquere to leave behind. See {Relinquish}.] A woman whose husband is dead; a widow. [1913 Webster] Eli dying without issue, Jacob was obliged by law to marry his relict, and so to raise …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • relict — relict. См. реликт. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • relict — widow, mid 15c., from M.L. relicta widow, noun use of fem. of relictus abandoned, left behind, properly pp. of L. relinquere to leave behind (see RELINQUISH (Cf. relinquish)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • relict — ► NOUN 1) an organism or other thing which has survived from an earlier period. 2) archaic a widow. ORIGIN from Latin relictus left behind …   English terms dictionary

  • relict — [ri likt′; ] for n. [ rel′ikt] adj. [L relictus, pp. of relinquere: see RELINQUISH] Archaic surviving the death of another; esp., widowed n. 1. [LL relicta < L relictus] Archaic a widowa widow 2. [< the adj.] a) …   English World dictionary

  • Relict — The term relict is used to refer to surviving remnants of natural phenomena. Compare relic which is used to refer to human artifacts or remains. * In biology a relict is an organism that at an earlier time was abundant in a large area but now… …   Wikipedia

  • relict — 1. noun /ˈrɛlɪkt/ a) The surviving member of a married couple after one or the other has died; a widow or widower But I am not the penniless nonentity I was when we first met; I can offer an honorable if not a brilliant marriage; and at the very… …   Wiktionary

  • relict — I. noun Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English relicte, from Late Latin relicta, from Latin, feminine of relictus, past participle of relinquere; in senses 2 & 3, from relict residual, adjective, from Latin relictus Date: 15th century 1.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • relict — reliktai statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Augalų ir gyvūnų rūšys, išlikusios nedidelėje teritorijoje ir nebeturinčios ryšio su pagrindiniu savo rūšies arealu. atitikmenys: angl. relict; relict species vok. Relikt, n;… …   Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • relict — reliktai statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Iki šių laikų išlikusios praėjusių geologinių epochų augalų ir gyvūnų rūšys. Yra kurios nors teritorijos dabartinės augalijos ir gyvūnijos dalis, nors praeityje turėjo daug didesnį… …   Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

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