RELIC
\ɹˈɛlɪk], \ɹˈɛlɪk], \ɹ_ˈɛ_l_ɪ_k]\
Definitions of RELIC
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion; a remnant.
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Hence, a memorial; anything preserved in remembrance; as, relics of youthful days or friendships.
By Oddity Software
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That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion; a remnant.
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Hence, a memorial; anything preserved in remembrance; as, relics of youthful days or friendships.
By Noah Webster.
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That which is left after the loss or decay of the rest; memorial or souvenir; body or other memorial of a saint held in religious reverence.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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That which is left after loss or decay of the rest: a corpse: in R. Cath. Church, the body or other memorial of a saint: a memorial.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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