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Definition of derelict noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

derelict

noun
 
/ˈderəlɪkt/
 
/ˈderəlɪkt/
(formal, disapproving)
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  1. a person without a home, a job or property synonym vagrant
    • derelicts living on the streets
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin derelictus ‘abandoned’, past participle of derelinquere, from de- ‘completely’ + relinquere ‘forsake’.
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