Difference between Relic and Relict

What is the difference between Relic and Relict?

Relic as a noun is that which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion. while Relict as a noun is the surviving member of a married couple after one or the other has died; a widow or widower

Relic

Part of speech: noun

Definition: That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion. Something old kept for sentimental reasons. A part of the body of a saint, or an ancient religious object, kept for veneration.

Relict

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The surviving member of a married couple after one or the other has died; a widow or widowerA species or other structure which has survived from a previous age.A survival of an archaic word, language or other form.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: surviving, remainingthat is a relict, pertaining to a relict

We hope you now know whether to use Relic or Relict in your sentence.

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