relic
/ˈrelɪk/noun
उच्चारण रेलिक
अवशेष, स्मृति-चिह्न, पुरानी निशानी
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[C] ~ (of/from sth)
an object, a tradition or a system that has survived from the past
अवशेष, स्मृति-चिह्न, पुरानी निशानी
- Harappan relics in the museum
- The custom is a relic of colonial times.
- The temple is a relic of the Chola period.
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- Old coins and tools were found among the relics of the ancient city.
- The practice is a relic from a time when there were no telephones.
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a part of the body or clothing of a holy person, or something that they owned, that is kept after their death and respected
(संत के) अस्थि-अवशेष, पवित्र अवशेष
- relics of the Buddha kept in a stupa
- Pilgrims queued for hours to see the relic displayed in the monastery.
- The monastery keeps a sacred relic in a golden box.
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- Thousands visited the town to see the holy relic.
- A relic of the saint was carried through the streets.
AaSpelling
rel·ic
With -ic (not 'relick').
अंत में -ic ('relick' गलत है)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
An object surviving from an earlier time is a relic or remnant; a small surviving trace of something is a vestige; an object made by humans in the past is an artefact.
पुराने समय से बची वस्तु relic या remnant; किसी चीज़ का छोटा बचा निशान vestige; अतीत में मनुष्यों द्वारा बनाई वस्तु artefact।
General knowledge
The Buddha's relics were found at Piprahwa; stupas such as Sanchi were built to hold relics.
बुद्ध के अवशेष पिपरहवा में मिले; साँची जैसे स्तूप अवशेष रखने के लिए बनाए गए।