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A woman whose husband is dead; a widow.

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  1. n. A woman whose husband is dead; a widow.
  2. n. an organism or species surviving as a remnant of an otherwise extinct flora or fauna in an environment much changed from that in which it originated
  3. n. geological feature that is a remnant of a pre-existing formation after other parts have disappeared
  4. A woman whose husband is dead; a widow. Eli dying without issue, Jacob was obbliged by law to marry his relict, and so to raise up seed to his brother Eli. South.
  5. A woman whose husband is dead; a widow.Eli dying without issue, Jacob was obbliged by law to marry hisrelict, and so to raise up seed to his brother Eli. South.
  6. n:100 n. an organism or species surviving as a remnant of an otherwise extinct flora or fauna in an environment much changed from that in which it originated n. geological feature that is a remnant of a pre-existing formation after other parts have disappeared