relique

[rel-ik; Fr. ruh-leek]

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noun, plural rel·iques

[rel-iks; Fr. ruh-leek] . Archaic.

relic.

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relique (rəˈliːk, ˈrɛlɪk)

—n
	an archaic spelling of relic

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relique

Frenchified spelling of relic (q.v.).

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