relique

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A form of relic — That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion.

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Meanings

nounrelique (plural reliques)

plural reliques

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of relic.

    What needs my Shakespear for his honour'd Bones, The labour of an age in piled Stones, Or that his hallow'd reliques should be hid Under a Star-ypointing Pyramid?

    1632, John Milton, On Shakespear. 1630

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Lequire
Cite this entry
APA

relique. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relique

MLA

“relique.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relique. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “relique,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relique.

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