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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Relic \Rel"ic\ (r?l"?k), n. [F. relique, from L. reliquiae, pl.,
     akin to relinquere to leave behind. See Relinquish.]
     [Formerly written also relique.]
     1. That which remains; that which is left after loss or
        decay; a remaining portion; a remnant. --Chaucer. Wyclif.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The relics of lost innocence.         --Kebe.
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              The fragments, scraps, the bits and greasy relics.
                                                    --Shak.
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     2. 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.
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              There are very few treasuries of relics in Italy
              that have not a tooth or a bone of this saint.
                                                    --Addison.
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              Thy relics, Rowe, to this fair urn we trust,
              And sacred place by Dryden's awful dust. --Pope.
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     3. Hence, a memorial; anything preserved in remembrance; as,
        relics of youthful days or friendships.
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              The pearls were spilt;
              Some lost, some stolen, some as relics kept.
                                                    --Tennyson.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Relic \Rel"ic\ (r?l"?k), n. [F. relique, from L. reliquiae, pl.,
     akin to relinquere to leave behind. See Relinquish.]
     [Formerly written also relique.]
     1. That which remains; that which is left after loss or
        decay; a remaining portion; a remnant. --Chaucer. Wyclif.
  
              The relics of lost innocence.         --Kebe.
  
              The fragments, scraps, the bits and greasy relics.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     2. 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.
  
              There are very few treasuries of relics in Italy
              that have not a tooth or a bone of this saint.
                                                    --Addison.
  
              Thy relics, Rowe, to this fair urn we trust, And
              sacred place by Dryden's awful dust.  --Pope.
  
     3. Hence, a memorial; anything preserved in remembrance; as,
        relics of youthful days or friendships.
  
              The pearls were spilt; Some lost, some stolen, some
              as relics kept.                       --Tennyson.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  relic
       n 1: an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
       2: something of sentimental value [syn: keepsake, souvenir,
           token]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  relic
     Αγγλικά n.
     το λείψανο

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  relic
     Old Irish vb.
     (inflection of sga léicid  3 s perf prototonic)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  relic
     n.
     That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a
  remaining portion.<!-- Webster 1913 -->
     vb.
     (lb en transitive uncommon often of guitars) To cause (an object) to
  appear old or worn, to distress.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  relic
     Old Irish vb.
     (inflection of sga léicid  3 s perf prototonic)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  relic
     Old Irish vb.
     (inflection of sga léicid  3 s perf prototonic)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  relic
     Englanti n.
     reliikki

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  relic
     Engelska n.
     1 relik
     2 kvarleva

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Relic /ɹˈɛlɪk/
  الأثر

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  relic //ˈɹɛlɪk// 
  1. сувенир
  old thing, possibly kept for sentimental reasons
  2. мо́щи
  part of a body or an object of religious significance
  3. останка
  that which remains