Sekirov Dictionary

relic

/ˈɹɛlɪk/

noun 4
adjective 1
verb 1
forms 5

noun4

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That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion.
- […] let him not ask our pardon; The nature of his great offence is dead, And deeper than oblivion we do bury The incensing relics of it […] — 1604
Something old and outdated, possibly kept for sentimental reasons.
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A part of the body of a saint, or an ancient religious object, kept for veneration.
- Why should onely I, Of all the other Princes of the World, Be cas’d-vp, like a holy Relique? — 1612
•
A particle or entity that has existed since the Big Bang.
- One of the primary targets of current and especially future cosmological observations are light thermal relics of the hot big bang. — 2019

adjective1

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Pertaining to the Big Bang.
- A more realistic model must include the presence of perturbations whose extra energy can produce distortions of the relic radiation spectrum. — 1977

verb1

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To cause (an object) to appear old or worn, to distress.
- The whole idea of relicing an instrument is to accelerate the wear and tear that normally occurs over decades. — 2012

forms

reliced · relicked · relicing · relicking · relics

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