Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index R relic area: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: rel'ic ar"ea Pronunciation: [key] — Ling. Ling. (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. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. relic relict TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. Did Birds Evolve from Dinosaurs? The Twelve Dancing Princesses Current Events This Week: January 2023 African Americans by the Numbers Andersen's Fairy Tales: Contents The Celtic Twilight: A Teller of Tales ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: catalpa Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language