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Origin of relic
1175–1225; Middle English <Old French relique<Latin reliquiae (plural) remains (>Old English reliquias), equivalent to reliqu(us) remaining + -iae plural noun suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM relic
rel·ic·like, adjectiveWords nearby relic
relexify, reliability, reliable, reliance, reliant, relic, relic area, relict, relief, reliefer, relief map
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British Dictionary definitions for relic
relic
/ (ˈrɛlɪk) /
noun
Word Origin for relic
C13: from Old French relique, from Latin reliquiae remains, from relinquere to leave behind, relinquish
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