/ ˈrelɪk; NAmE / noun
1.
relic (of / from sth) an object, a tradition, etc. that has survived from a period of time that no longer exists :
The building stands as the last remaining relic of the town's cotton industry.
2.
a part of the body or clothing of a holy person, or sth that they owned, that is kept after their death and respected as a religious object :
holy relics
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French relique (originally plural), from Latin reliquiae feminine plural (used as a noun) of reliquus remaining, based on linquere to leave.