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Noun: relic  re-lik
  1. An antiquity that has survived from the distant past
    "The museum displayed relics from ancient civilizations"
     
  2. Something of sentimental value
    "She treasured the locket as a relic from her grandmother";
    - keepsake, souvenir, token

Derived forms: relics

Type of: antiquity, article, object, physical object

Encyclopedia: Relic