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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. an organism or species surviving as a remnant of an otherwise extinct flora or fauna in an environment much changed from that in which it originated;

2. geological feature that is a remnant of a pre-existing formation after other parts have disappeared;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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 up seed to his brother Eli. --South. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

relict n 1: an organism or species surviving as a remnant of an otherwise extinct flora or fauna in an environment much changed from that in which it originated 2: geological feature that is a remnant of a pre-existing formation after other parts have disappeared
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):

RELICT. A widow; as A B, relict of C D.