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  1. 1. n. That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion; a remnant. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The body from which the soul has departed; a corpse; especially, the body, or some part of the body, of a deceased saint or martyr; -- usually in the plural when referring to the whole body. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. Hence, a memorial; anything preserved in remembrance; as, relics of youthful days or friendships. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. an antiquity that has survived from the distant past Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. something of sentimental value Source: wordnet
  6. 6. 1. That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion; a remnant. Chaucer. Wyclif. The relics of lost innocence. Kebe. The fragments, scraps, the bits and greasy relics. Shak. 2. The body from which the soul has departed; a corpse; especially, the body, or some part of the body, of a deceased saint or martyr; -- usually in the plural when referring to the whole body. There are very few treasuries of relics in Italy that have not a tooth or a bone of this saint. Addison. Thy relics, Rowe, to this fair urn we trust, And sacred place by Dryden's awful dust. Pope. 3. Hence, a memorial; anything preserved in remembrance; as, relics of youthful days or friendships. The pearis were split; Some lost, some stolen, some as relics kept. Tennyson. Source: webster
  7. 7. n:100 n. an antiquity that has survived from the distant past Source: ecdict

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