relictual

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English

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Etymology

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From relict +‎ -ual.

Adjective

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relictual (comparative more relictual, superlative most relictual)

  1. Of or pertaining to a relict.
    • 2003 December, Erik A. Beever, “Persistence of pikas in two low-elevation national monuments in the western United States”, in Sierra Nature Notes[1], volume 3, archived from the original on 28 September 2005:
      Climatic warming during the past 10,000 years led to the extirpation of most low-elevation pika populations, producing the modern-day relictual distribution of the species.

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /reliɡˈtwal/ [re.liɣ̞ˈt̪wal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: re‧lic‧tual

Adjective

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relictual m or f (masculine and feminine plural relictuales)

  1. relictual