relic
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relic(
reh
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lihk
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (artifact)
a. la reliquia (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The anthropologists are studying some relics from the Bronze Age.Los antropólogos están estudiando unas reliquias de la Edad del Bronce.
2. (religious)
a. la reliquia (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The congregation venerated the relic of the saint.La congregación veneró la reliquia del santo.
3. (figurative) (vestige)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. el vestigio (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The professor said that political parties may be relics of an earlier era.El profesor dijo que los partidos políticos pueden ser vestigio de una época anterior.
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