relict in Portuguese
relict in Portuguese is relicto — relict means a person or thing that remains after others have been lost.
relict in Portuguese
relicto
(biology, ecology) A species, organism, or ecosystem that has survived from a previous age: one that was once widespread but is now found only in a few areas.
What does "relict" mean?
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noun A person or thing that remains after others have been lost.
"A small number of linguists believe that Cimbrian is not an Austro-Bavarian dialect but a relict of Lombardic."
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noun (old-fashioned) A person whose husband or wife has died.
"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 lowest I can provide my wife – my widow, my relict – with a decent competence, an assured future."
- noun A species, organism or ecosystem surviving from an earlier age, once common but now found in only a few places.
- noun A structure or feature that has lasted from an earlier time.
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relict in a sentence
- A small number of linguists believe that Cimbrian is not an Austro-Bavarian dialect but a relict of Lombardic.
- 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 lowest I can provide my wife – my widow, my relict – with a decent competence, an assured future.
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What is "relict" in Portuguese?
"relict" in Portuguese is relicto. relict means: A person or thing that remains after others have been lost.
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