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noun ADJ. ancient | last It was the last relic of the old system. | historic/historical | precious | holy, religious, sacred, saintly VERB + RELIC discover The relics were discovered in a lead box in the ruins of an abbey. | shelter A shrine was constructed to shelter the relics. | remove The duke secretly removed the relics from the reliquary. RELIC + VERB survive This silver belt buckle is the only relic of the imprisoned soldiers that survives. PREP. ~ from Most of these guns are relics from the Boer War. PHRASES a relic of an age/a time relics of a bygone age a relic of the time when people travelled by horse and carriage | a relic of the past They believe that hunting is a relic of the past and are calling for it to be banned.
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