relic
rel·ic
noun \ˈre-lik\Definition of RELIC
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: a survivor or remnant left after decay, disintegration, or disappearance
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: a trace of some past or outmoded practice, custom, or belief
Examples of RELIC
- <a crude stone ax and other relics of the Neanderthals>
- <in my grandparents' attic are many “groovy” relics from the 1960s>
Origin of RELIC
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
First Known Use: 13th century
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