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noun
- Abandoned property; a ship abandoned at sea.
- An abandoned or forsaken person; an outcast.
- 1911: A rather pathetic figure, the Lady Frances, a beautiful woman, still in fresh middle age, and yet, by a strange chance, the last of what only twenty years ago was a goodly fleet. " Arthur Conan Doyle, "The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax" (Norton 2005, p.1364)
- A negligent person.
Translations: - Italian: persona negligente
- French: épave (humaine)
- German: aufgegeben-ein verlassenes schiff
adjective
- Abandoned, forsaken; (of ship) abandoned at sea; dilapidated, neglected.
- There was a ship on the island.
- Negligent in performing a duty.
Translations: - French: négligent
- Italian: negligente, trascurato
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Etymology: Latin derelictus past participle of derelinquere 'forsake, abandon' from de + relinquere 'leave, forsake'.
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