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   relic

   /ˈrɛlɪk/

   noun

   • 1. an object surviving from an earlier time, especially one of historical interest: "a museum of railway relics" Similar artefacthistorical objectancient objectantiquityantiqueheirloomobject of virtucuriofossil
   • ▪ a part of a deceased holy person's body or belongings kept as an object of reverence: "miracles wrought by the relics of St Stephen" Similar remainsbody partsbonescorpsedead bodycadaverholy/sacred objectsreliquiae
   • ▪ a person or thing that has survived from an earlier time but is now outmoded: "the supermodel has become an embarrassing relic from the early 1990s"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French relique (originally plural), from Latin reliquiae (see reliquiae).

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   What does relic mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! RELIC definition: 1. an object, tradition, or system from the past that continues to exist: 2. a part of the body or…. Learn more.

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   What is a relic in history?

   • A relic is something which was made or used a long time ago and which is kept for its historical significance. ...a museum of war relics. ...ancient Egyptian relics. A relic is the body of a saint or something else associated with a saint, which some people regard as holy.

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   What does Relik mean in English?

   • Middle English relik, from Anglo-French relike, from Medieval Latin reliquia, from Late Latin reliquiae, plural, remains of a martyr, from Latin, remains, from relinquere to leave behind — more at relinquish 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a “Relic.”

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   What is a relic of a saint?

   • A relic is the body of a saint or something else associated with a saint, which some people regard as holy. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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   relic: [noun] an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr. souvenir, memento.

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   relic (of/from something) an object, a tradition, a system, etc. that has survived from the past The building stands as the last remaining relic of the town's cotton industry. Videotapes may already seem like relics of a bygone era.

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