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Main Entry:	relic [rel-ik] Show IPA/ˈrɛlɪk/ Show Spelled
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	something saved from the past
Synonyms:	antique, antiquity, archaism, artifact, curio, curiosity, evidence, fragment, heirloom, keepsake, memento, memorial, monument, remains, remembrance, remembrancer, reminder, remnant, residue, ruins, scrap, souvenir, survival, testimonial, token, trace, trophy, vestige

Main Entry:	antique
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	old object, often of great value
Synonyms:	antiquity, artifact, bygone, heirloom, monument, objet d'art, rarity, relic, ruin, vestige

Main Entry:	antiquity
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	old object
Synonyms:	antique, relic, ruin

Example Sentences

But one relic that is seldom discussed is the religious segregation that persists on university campuses throughout the country.

The first priority should be to stop treating manufacturing as a relic of the industrial revolution.

However, neither the relic nor the mountain have yet to be discovered by the world.

But one relic that is seldom discussed is the religious segregation that persists on university campuses throughout the country.

The first priority should be to stop treating manufacturing as a relic of the industrial revolution.

However, neither the relic nor the mountain have yet to be discovered by the world.

It's definitely lamentable that the concept of high fidelity seems to be largely a lost relic.

Add a few fibs to the mix and the plague of polling and surveys might possibly become an electoral relic.

In addition to their mitochondria, plants have a second relic symbiont, the chloroplast.

However, the book appears to be in danger of becoming a relic.

For seven decades, they were a curiosity, a relic of a lighter-than-air future that never quite came true.

Barring a significant global economic slowdown, anything resembling sub-$50 oil seems sure to be a relic of the past.

So, it's time to ditch the retro relic and replace it with something from this century.

Today, that sentiment is scoffed at as an antediluvian relic of a simpler time.

Iowa's position in primaries and caucuses is a disgusting relic.

Though traces of their lives are mostly buried or lost, one prominent relic was.

Glittering pipelines crossing the whole area reveal that the place is not merely a relic of the past.

If not quite a spoil of war, the manuscript is a relic of some publishing.

Note that this step is optional and a relic of the gold standard, the government could theoretically spend without issuing debt.

On one hand, removing a relic from its historical surroundings destroys its archaeological value.

Glittering pipelines crossing the whole area suggest that the place is not merely a relic of the past.

But the stain is a relic of mythic dimensions, and.

Early decision should be the next relic in college admissions to be scrutinized and ultimtaely abolished.

What's especially interesting about the text is that it isn't some mysterious relic manuscript left behind by a medieval madman:.

The iron, that relic of households past, is no longer required to look neat and freshly pressed.

The comment on the nails upthread was probably rightly interpreted as coming from a relic of a past era.

The gold standard is a relic of a different ageit's time to move on.

Read on for a look inside this aging relic and the ambitious program that spawned.

Though they resemble a relic from a forgotten time, wooden water tanks remain a fixture of the cityscape.

Or, perhaps free chequeing will become a relic of the past.

By the time the flames were extinguished the rickety relic was heavily damaged.

Some researchers suggested that the rivers were a relic of a bygone era, or carved by things other than rain.

These engineers see the telecom industry as one more relic that will be overturned by the march of digital computing.

Main Entry:	ash(es)
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	remains of burning
Synonyms:	charcoal, cinders, dust, embers, powder, relics, remains, ruins, slag, soot

Main Entry:	body
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	corpse
Synonyms:	ashes, bones, cadaver, carcass, carrion, clay, corpus delicti, dead body, deceased, dust, relic, remains, stiff*

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	fossil
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	organic remains of a previous time
Synonyms:	deposit, eolith, impression, neolith, paleolith, petrifaction, reconstruction, relic, skeleton, specimen, trace

Main Entry:	hoary
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	ancient
Synonyms:	age-old, aged, antiquated, antique, elderly, lot of mileage, old, old-fashioned, older, oldie, out-of-date, relic, rusty, timeworn, venerable, very old

Main Entry:	keepsake
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	something precious
Synonyms:	emblem, favor, memento, memorial, relic, remembrance, reminder, souvenir, symbol, token, trophy

Main Entry:	memento
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	souvenir
Synonyms:	keepsake, memorial, relic, remembrance, remembrancer, reminder, token, trace, trophy, vestige

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