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   reliquiae

   /rɪˈlɪkwɪiː/

   plural

   • 1. remains. formal
   • ▪ fossil remains of animals or plants. formal

   Word Origin Old English (denoting the relics of a saint): Latin, feminine plural, from reliquus ‘remaining’, based on linquere ‘to leave’. The sense ‘fossil remains’ dates from the mid 18th century.

   Scrabble Points: 18

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • L

     1

   • I

     1

   • Q

     10

   • U

     1

   • I

     1

   • A

     1

   • E

     1

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