RELICTIONS

Noun

relictions

plural of reliction

Anagrams

• incloister, intercoils

Source: Wiktionary


RELICTION

Re*lic"tion (r-lk"shn), n. Etym: [L. relictio a leaving behind.] (Law)

Definition: A leaving dry; a recession of the sea or other water, leaving dry land; land left uncovered by such recession. Burrill.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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