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# relic

noun (plural relics)

«relic» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An old object kept because it is linked to a famous person or a past time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relic/#m1)
2. (old use) A holy object kept in a church or temple and treated as sacred. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relic/#m2)

### In the lessons

in stories a precious thing from long ago that is kept safe and honoured: «sacred relics in the Palace»

### Examples

- This old coin is a relic of Roman times. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relic/#x1)
- The knights carried the relic into the church. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relic/#x2)
- We kept the old sword as a relic of our grandfather. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relic/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «relic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«relic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/relic.html) on Mova free.