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relic

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of relic

1 a tiny often physical indication of something lost or vanished

a crude stone ax and other relics of the Neanderthals

Synonyms of relic

echo, ghost, shadow, trace, vestige

Words Related to relic

memento, remembrance, reminder

afterimage, aftertaste

balance, corpse, hangover, leftover, oddment, remainder, remnant, scrap

dreg(s), leavings, remain(s), residual, residue, rest

2 something belonging to or surviving from an earlier period

In my grandparents' attic are many "groovy" relics from the 1960s.

Synonyms of relic

Words Related to relic

artifact, fossil

antiquities, ruins

hangover, remains, remnant, trace, vestige

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