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relic
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of RELIC
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a tiny often physical indication of something lost or vanished <a crude stone ax and other relics of the Neanderthals>
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one that has passed the peak of effectiveness or popularity <his courtly manners marked him as a relic of a more refined and formal era>
Related Words dodo, fogy (also fogey), fossil, old-timer; fuddy-duddy, mossback, stick-in-the-mud, stodge [British], troglodyte; throwback
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