Difference between revisions of "Talk:Relic - relict"

From Hull AWE
Jump to: navigation, search
(New page: Relict is used currently in science, esp. biology and geology, as well as in linguistics, for a surviving remnant of a species, ecosystem or language that was formerly more widespread.)
 
Line 1: Line 1:
 
Relict is used currently in science, esp. biology and geology, as well as in linguistics, for a surviving remnant of a species, ecosystem or language that was formerly more widespread.
 
Relict is used currently in science, esp. biology and geology, as well as in linguistics, for a surviving remnant of a species, ecosystem or language that was formerly more widespread.
 +
 +
Thanks for this, whoever you are! It is helpful if you can tell me - perhaps with a little detail of 'where you are coming from' - so that I can judge how much weight to give your information.  In this case, ''[[OED]]'' supports you, so I'm glad you brought the matter to my attention.
 +
[[User:PeterWilson|PeterWilson]] 10:36, 28 September 2011 (BST)

Revision as of 10:36, 28 September 2011

Relict is used currently in science, esp. biology and geology, as well as in linguistics, for a surviving remnant of a species, ecosystem or language that was formerly more widespread.

Thanks for this, whoever you are! It is helpful if you can tell me - perhaps with a little detail of 'where you are coming from' - so that I can judge how much weight to give your information. In this case, OED supports you, so I'm glad you brought the matter to my attention. PeterWilson 10:36, 28 September 2011 (BST)