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relic

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
relic/ˈrelɪk/

▶noun

1 an object of interest surviving from an earlier time.
■ a surviving but outdated object, custom, or belief.

2 a part of a deceased holy person's body or belongings kept as an object of reverence.

– origin ME: from OFr. relique (orig. pl.), from L. reliquiae (see reliquiae).

'relic' also found in these Oxford entries:

chapel - re- - reliquary

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