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 WebThe Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), a relic of California’s last Republican administration, was built to promote low-carbon transportation options.—Amelia Keyes, The Mercury News, 23 May 2024 Over the past decade, similarly rare relics of computer history have gone under the hammer at auction houses around the world.—Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2024 The two components present in Cannes are the relics of that great project.—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 May 2024 Few scholars are willing to risk being associated with a forged relic, and research has been stonewalled.—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 13 May 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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