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relic

re·lic

UK/ˈɹɛlɪk/ US/ˈrɛlɪk/ fairly common

noun

1.

an antiquity that has survived from the distant past

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Origin

From Middle English relik et al., from Old French relique, from Latin reliquiae (“remains, relics”), from relinquō (“to leave behind, abandon, relinquish”), from re- + linquō (“to leave, quit, forsake, depart from”). Doublet of relict, derelict, and relinquish.

Phrases

  • Planck relic
  • Relic Sunday

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