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rel·ic
\ˈrelik, -lēk\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English relik, from Old French relique, from Medieval Latin reliquia, back-formation from Late Latin reliquiae, plural, remains of a martyr, from Latin, remains, leavings, remains of a deceased person, from relinquere to leave behind — more at relinquish
1.
a. : an object (as a bone, an article of clothing or of personal use) kept in esteem and veneration because of its association with a saint or martyr
b. : something that serves as a remembrance of a person, place, or event : souvenir, memento
< snapshots and other relics of her youth >
2. relics plural : remains, corpse
< sacred earth where his dear relics lie — William Wordsworth >
3. : something that is left behind after decay, disintegration, or disappearance (as of a structure, a race, a nation) : a surviving ruin or specimen or remnant
< relics of ancient cities >
< the chimney … may be a relic of the earlier building — American Guide Series: Connecticut >
< residual landforms many of which are capped by isolated relics of once continuous dolerite sills — Arthur Holmes >
4. : a trace of some past or outmoded practice, custom, or belief : survival, vestige
< the prison … is an anachronistic relic of medieval concepts of crime and punishment — R.S.Banay >
5. : relict 4
6. : relict 5
7. : a term, form, or pronunciation once common over a wide area but now occurring only in a usually isolated place |