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1. (n.) relic
a surviving memorial of something past.
2. relic
an object having interest by reason of its age or its association with the past.
3. relic
a surviving trace of something:
a custom that is a relic of paganism.
4. relic
relics,
5. relic
remaining parts or fragments.
6. relic
the remains of a deceased person.
7. relic
something kept in remembrance; souvenir; memento.
8. relic
a body, body part, or personal object associated with a saint or martyr and preserved as worthy of veneration.
9. relic
a once widespread linguistic form that survives in a limited area but is otherwise obsolete.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME < OF relique < L reliquiae (pl.) remains (&whence; OE reliquias) =reliqu(us) remaining +-iae pl. n. suffix)
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| Definition of 'relic' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) relic
an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
2. (noun) keepsake, souvenir, token, relic
something of sentimental value
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| Definition of 'relic' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) relic
that which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion; a remnant
2. (noun) relic
the body from which the soul has departed; a corpse; especially, the body, or some part of the body, of a deceased saint or martyr; -- usually in the plural when referring to the whole body
3. (noun) relic
hence, a memorial; anything preserved in remembrance; as, relics of youthful days or friendships
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Sense: something left from a past time
relics of an ancient civilization.
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 Afrikaans: reliek |
 Arabic: بَقِيَّه، أثَر |
 Bulgarian: останка |
 Brazilian: relíquia |
 Czech: památka |
 German: das Relikt |
 Danish: levn |
 Greek: υπόλειμμα, απομεινάρι |
 Spanish: vestigio |
 Estonian: säile |
 Farsi: باقی مانده از گذشته |
 Finnish: jäänne |
 French: vestige |
 Hebrew: שָׂרִיד |
 Hindi: अवशेष |
 Croatian: relikt, ostatak |
 Hungarian: ereklye, emlék |
 Indonesian: (barang) peninggalan |
 Icelandic: menjar; (forn)minjar |
 Italian: vestigia |
 Japanese: 遺物 |
 Korean: 유물 |
 Lithuanian: reliktas |
 Latvian: paliekas |
 Malay: peninggalan kuno |
 Dutch: overblijfsel |
 Norwegian: levning, fornminne |
 Polish: zabytek |
 Persian: باقی مانده از گذشته |
 Pashto: مقدسات، تبركات، مبارك شيا |
 Portuguese: relíquia |
 Romanian: vestigiu |
 Russian: реликвия |
 Slovak: pamiatka |
 Slovenian: ostanek |
 Serbian: relikvija |
 Swedish: kvarleva, rest |
 Thai: ของสืบทอด |
 Turkish: tarihi kalıntı, yadigâr |
 Taiwanese: 文物 |
 Ukrainian: слід; реліквії |
 Urdu: یادگار |
 Vietnamese: di vật |
 Chinese: 遗迹 |
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