a crude stone ax and other relics of the Neanderthals
in my grandparents' attic are many “groovy” relics from the 1960s
Recent Examples on the WebFor your downtime Going out Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade is a retail relic.—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024 The Schlitz Brewery Ice House Tunnel, found near the Oak Leaf Trail, is a relic of that past.—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 9 July 2024 This romantic oasis sits in the heart of the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans, a relic of one of the world’s largest super lakes, and delivers a motherload of mid-century camping glamour.—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 June 2024 Maybe Booth is right and parthenogenesis is just a vestigial relic.—Byrd Pinkerton, Vox, 12 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for relic
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Word History
Etymology
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
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