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Webster 1913 Edition


Relique

Re-lique′

(r?-l?k′)
,
Noun.
[F.]
See
Relic
.
Chaucer.

Definition 2024


relique

relique

English

Noun

relique (plural reliques)

  1. Alternative form of relic

References

  • relique” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).

French

Etymology

From Latin reliquiae (relics).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁə.lik/

Noun

relique f (plural reliques)

  1. relic (religious)
  2. remnant

Old French

Alternative forms

Noun

relique f (oblique plural reliques, nominative singular relique, nominative plural reliques)

  1. relic (religious)