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reliquiae

reliquiae noun: remains, especially of fossil organisms.

Noun

reliquiae pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Remains, especially of fossil organisms.
    • The most abundant fossil remains of plants belong to terrestrial tribes; but the animal reliquiæ are mostly of aquatic origin; […]1831, Philosophical Magazine, volume 9, page 435
  2. (plural, plural-only) Artifacts; things made or modified by human art.

reliquiae meaning in Tamil

reliquiae in Tamil

எச்சமிச்சங்கள்

Origin of reliquiae

From Latin reliquiae.

Questions about reliquiae

What does reliquiae mean?
Reliquiae means remains, especially of fossil organisms.
What is reliquiae in Tamil?
Reliquiae in Tamil is எச்சமிச்சங்கள். See Reliquiae meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is reliquiae?
Reliquiae is a noun.

Words near reliquiae in the dictionary

  1. reliquefied
  2. reliquefies
  3. reliquefy
  4. reliquefying
  5. reliques
  6. reliquiae
  7. reliquial
  8. reliquian
  9. reliquidate
  10. reliquidated
  11. reliquidates

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Adapted from Wiktionary: reliquiae (page history and authors); reliquiae (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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