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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

rel′ic ar′ea, [Ling.]

Linguistics(in dialect geography) an area isolated from the influences of any focal area and preserving older linguistic forms that have been lost in other regions. Cf. focal area, transition area.

1950–55

'relic area' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

focal area - transition area

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