RELICTION


Meaning of RELICTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈlik-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Latin reliction-, relictio act of leaving behind, from relinquere

Date: circa 1676

1. : the gradual recession of water leaving land permanently uncovered

2. : land uncovered by reliction

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.