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Another word for relic

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Noun

  1. A mark or remnant that indicates the former presence of something

      1. A visible trace, evidence, or sign of something that once existed but exists or appears no more:
      2. A rudimentary or degenerate, usually nonfunctioning, structure that is the remnant of an organ or part that was fully developed or functioning in a preceding generation or an earlier stage of development.
      1. A visible mark, such as a footprint, made or left by the passage of a person, animal, or thing.
      2. Evidence or an indication of the former presence or existence of something; a vestige:
      3. An extremely small amount or barely perceivable indication:
      1. All that is left after other parts have been taken away, used up, or destroyed.
      2. A dead body or parts of a dead body.
      3. The unpublished writings of a deceased author.
    See also:

    marks

    leftover

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Another word for relic

Noun

  1. Something left from an earlier time

      1. Small, usually ornamental objects valued for their antiquity, rarity, originality, or sentimental associations.
      1. a person or thing that reminds; thing to help one remember something else
      1. The act or process of remembering.
      2. The state of being remembered:
      3. Something serving to celebrate or honor the memory of a person or event; a memorial.
      1. An object produced or shaped by human craft, especially a tool, weapon, or ornament of archaeological or historical interest.
      2. Something viewed as a product of human conception or agency rather than an inherent element:
      3. A phenomenon or feature not originally present or expected and caused by an interfering external agent, action, or process, as an unwanted feature in a microscopic specimen after fixation, in a digitally reproduced image, or in a digital audio recording.
      1. All that is left after other parts have been taken away, used up, or destroyed.
      2. A dead body or parts of a dead body.
      3. The unpublished writings of a deceased author.
      1. A prize or memento, such as a cup or plaque, received as a symbol of victory, especially in sports.
      2. A specimen or part, such as a lion's head, preserved as a token of a successful hunt.
      3. A memento, as of one's personal achievements.
      1. Something, such as a monument or holiday, intended to celebrate or honor the memory of a person or an event.
      2. A written statement of facts or a petition presented to a legislative body or an executive.
      3. Serving as a remembrance of a person or an event; commemorative.
      1. A structure, such as a building or sculpture, erected as a memorial.
      2. An inscribed marker placed at a grave; a tombstone.
      3. Something venerated for its enduring historic significance or association with a notable past person or thing:
      1. A thing or set of things helpful in forming a conclusion or judgment:
      2. Something indicative; an indication or set of indications:
      3. The means by which an allegation may be proven, such as oral testimony, documents, or physical objects.
      1. A statement in support of a particular truth, fact, or claim.
      2. A written affirmation of another's character or worth; a personal recommendation.
      3. Something given in appreciation of a person's service or achievement; a tribute.
      1. A token of remembrance; a memento.
      1. Something serving as an indication, proof, or expression of something else; a sign:
      2. Something that signifies or evidences authority, validity, or identity:
      3. A specific instance of a phenomenon or a class of things, as of a linguistic feature in a sample of a person's speech, that can be isolated for study or analysis.
      1. A desire to know or learn.
      2. A desire to know about people or things that do not concern one; nosiness.
      3. An object that arouses interest, as by being novel or extraordinary:
      1. A curious or unusual object of art or piece of bric-a-brac.
      1. Something that one keeps because of the memories it calls to mind.
      1. Belonging to, made in, or typical of an earlier period:
      2. Of or belonging to ancient times, especially of, from, or characteristic of ancient Greece or Rome.
      3. Relating to or dealing in antiques.
      1. A valued possession passed down in a family through succeeding generations.
      2. An article of personal property that passes by custom along with the estate to an heir, instead of being subject to the executor of the estate.
      3. A cultivar of a vegetable or fruit that is open-pollinated and is not grown widely for commercial purposes. An heirloom often exhibits a distinctive characteristic such as superior flavor or unusual coloration.
      1. The act or process of surviving.
      2. The fact of having survived.
      3. Something, such as an ancient custom or belief, that has survived.
      1. A visible mark, such as a footprint, made or left by the passage of a person, animal, or thing.
      2. Evidence or an indication of the former presence or existence of something; a vestige:
      3. An extremely small amount or barely perceivable indication:
      1. A visible trace, evidence, or sign of something that once existed but exists or appears no more:
      2. A rudimentary or degenerate, usually nonfunctioning, structure that is the remnant of an organ or part that was fully developed or functioning in a preceding generation or an earlier stage of development.

  2. Ruins; usually plural

    See also:

    ruins

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Sentence Examples

  • It is a relic of a different age.

  • The most interesting Roman relic is "London Stone."

  • His power is limited by a council of state, a relic of colonial days.

  • The relic was dug up on the Aventine in 1705, and is now in the Louvre.

  • The worship was a relic of the Phoenician cult of Astarte.

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