relic
Example Sentences
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Once fully retired, the card that helped define modern New York commuting will become a relic — less a transit tool than a piece of civic nostalgia.
From Salon
Visitors might struggle to grasp that this place was, until recently, a largely forgotten relic of Canadian history.
Fascinating as it is, it also feels like a relic from a time when doing something like that could still work.
From Los Angeles Times
It’s both a relic and a rare adaptation that truly maintains the spirit of Dickens’ classic, something that gives the viewer as much faith in the state of Christmas stories as it does human integrity.
From Salon
I would venture that this is how many people think about print dictionaries: as battered, well-traveled relics that they like to have around, or at least would feel guilty about throwing away.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
