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relic

/ˈɹelɪk/REH-lik
/ˈɹɛlɪk/REH-lik

Meaningleave behind

Common meaning: surviving object from an earlier time

Journey through time

  1. Latinreliquiae‘leave behind’source
  2. Frenchmeaning shiftsleave behind → remainsreliques‘remains’source
  3. Middle Englishrelykessource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsremains → surviving object from an earlier timerelic‘surviving object from an earlier time’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin reliquiae ‘leave behind’.

Roots

Related words

reliquary

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