r 1 e 1 l 1 i 1 c 3
5 letters · 7 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
noun something of sentimental value
originFrom Middle English relik et al., from Old French relique, from Latin reliquiae (“remains, relics”), from relinquō (“to leave behind, abandon, relinquish”), from re- + linquō (“to leave, quit, forsake, depart from”). Doublet of relict, derelict, and relinquish.
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