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Word: Reliquary
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century: from French reliquaire, from Old French relique (see relic)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈrɛlɪkwəri
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a container for holy relics.
Short Definition:container for holy relics
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