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reliction

American

[ruh-lik-shuhn] / rəˈlɪk ʃən /

noun

the natural receding of water or lowering of water levels, allowing land to emerge and remain permanently exposed.

adjective

relating to or being land that is permanently exposed by the natural receding of water or lowering of water levels.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

relicted

adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

relictions

plural

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