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(archaic) The surviving member of a married couple after one or the other has died; a widow or widower.

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relict

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relict

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈɹɛlɪkt/

Noun

archaic formal

(archaic) The surviving member of a married couple after one or the other has died; a widow or widower.

Japanese Meaning

（古風な表現で）一方が亡くなった結婚しているカップルの中で、生存している配偶者（未亡人または未亡人）を指す。

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When Sir Edmund passed away, his relict quietly managed the household and the estate he had left behind.

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エドマンド卿が亡くなると、遺された配偶者は静かに屋敷と家事を切り盛りした。

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(archaic) The surviving member of a married couple after one or the other has died; a widow or widower.

Upon which the Chancellor, by way of note said, 'it is suggested, that there is a relict of the deceased, married to another man, who has joined her in a power of attorney to authorize the sale of her interest, […]'

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(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.

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(geology) A structure or other feature that has survived from a previous age.

Dark rims around the pillows are caused by glaucophane enrichment, possibly a relict of a primary interaction between basalt and seawater, causing Na- enrichment in the original glass crust of the pillows.

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