reliction

re·lic·tion

noun \ri-ˈlik-shən\

Definition of RELICTION

1

: the gradual recession of water leaving land permanently uncovered

2

: land uncovered by reliction

Origin of RELICTION

Latin reliction-, relictio act of leaving behind, from relinquere

First Known Use: circa 1676

Rhymes with RELICTION

addiction, affliction, confliction, constriction, conviction, depiction, eviction, indiction, infliction, nonfiction, prediction, restriction, transfixion