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: remains of the dead : relics. Word History. Etymology. Latin — more at relic. First Known Use. 1654, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of reliquiae was in 1654. See more words from the same year. Dictionary Entries Near reliquiae. reliquefy. reliquiae. reliquial. See More Nearby Entries. Cite this Entry. Style.
Reliquiae definition: remains, as those of fossil organisms.. See examples of RELIQUIAE used in a sentence.
noun. (used with a pl. v.) remains, as those of fossil organisms. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin. [ 1825–35; ‹ L; see relic] This word is first recorded in the period 1825–35.
Reliquiae are fossil remains of animals or plants, from Latin relic. Find out how to use this term in palaeontology and other contexts, with synonyms and translations.
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(Classical) IPA(key): /reˈli.kʷi.ae̯/, [rɛˈlʲɪkʷiäe̯](modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /reˈli.kwi.e/, [reˈliːkwie]rē̆liquiae f pl (genitive rē̆liquiārum); first declension 1. remains, relics 2. remnants, remainders 2.1. 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 1.30: 2.1.1. Trōās, rēliquiās Danaum atque immītis Achillī 2.1.1.1. the Trojans, remnants of the Greeks and especially the merciless Achilles (That is, Achilles and the Greek warriors slaughtered the Trojans exce...
“reliquiae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press“reliquiae”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothersreliquiae in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis(augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)Reliquiae is a noun that means the remains or relics of a saint or martyr, or something left behind or remaining. It comes from Latin and is used in religion, palaeontology, plants and literature.
noun. Remains, as of fossil organisms. Webster's New World. Origin of Reliquiae. Latin remains relic. From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. Reliquiae Sentence Examples.
