/ 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 Related Content Daily Word Quiz: nonchalant Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language