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    relict


    1. Bradley presented the petition of Charlotte Hazen, relict of the late Brigadier General Moses Hazen, praying a grant of land may be made to her, as a Canadian refugee, or that a small addition, in lieu thereof, may be added to her present pension from Congress, for reasons stated at large in the petition; which was read, and referred to a select committee, to consider and report thereon by bill or otherwise; and Messrs


    2. Warren wiped away a tear, and Nancy wondered vaguely whether the tear was for her late and not too loudly lamented father or for the absence of her likeness to his relict


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    "relict" definitions

    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


    geological feature that is a remnant of a pre-existing formation after other parts have disappeared