relic area
nounLinguistics.
(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.
Origin of relic area
1First recorded in 1950–55
- Compare focal area, transition area.
Words Nearby relic area
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