RELIC Synonyms

• matter that remains after something has been removed

• something left after other parts have been taken away

• something of sentimental value

• a reminder of past events

• the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe

• extreme oldness

• an artifact surviving from the past

• a man-made object taken as a whole

• (law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance

• something that has been in a family for generations

• an indication that something has been present

• something of sentimental value

• wash or flow against

• cleanse (one's body) with soap and water

• wash one's face and hands

• something left after other parts have been taken away

• the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor

• the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend

• a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

• sell cheaply as remainders

• an individual instance of a type of symbol

• something serving as a sign of something else

• a metal or plastic disk that can be redeemed or used in designated slot machines

• something of sentimental value

• insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal)