relique

/ʁə.lik/

la noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les reliques

Meaning

  1. relic

    • La relique date de mille ans.

      The relic dates back a thousand years.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

souvenir

Close — both are keepsakes/mementos, though a relic is more historically significant.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

reliquia

reliquia is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "relic."

Portuguese

relíquia

relíquia is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "relic."

Practice

1 What does relique mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ___ date de mille ans.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches relique?

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