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reliction

/ɹɪˈlɪk.ʃən/

reliction noun: the gradual loss of water from a river, lake, etc. to leave permanent dry land.

Noun

reliction (countable and uncountable, plural relictions)

  1. the gradual loss of water from a river, lake, etc. to leave permanent dry land

Forms of reliction

pluralrelictions

Words that rhyme with reliction

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Questions about reliction

What does reliction mean?
Reliction means the gradual loss of water from a river, lake, etc. to leave permanent dry land.
What part of speech is reliction?
Reliction is a noun.
How do you pronounce reliction?
Reliction is pronounced /ɹɪˈlɪk.ʃən/.
What is the plural of reliction?
The plural of reliction is relictions.

Words near reliction in the dictionary

  1. relicmonger
  2. relicmongers
  3. relics
  4. relict
  5. relicted
  6. reliction
  7. relictions
  8. relicts
  9. relictual
  10. relictualism
  11. relied

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