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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a relic of" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to refer to something that is a surviving remnant or a reminder of a past era or condition.
Example: "The old factory stands as a relic of the industrial age, showcasing the history of manufacturing in the region."
Alternatives: "a remnant of" or "a vestige of".
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He was a relic of the 1990s.
A relic of high capitalism.
A relic of the last century?
"It is a relic of our civilization".
It wasn't a relic of some prehistoric shrike-hunter.
He's a disciplined rapper, a relic of a different era.
Weinberg's workplace was itself a relic of the war.
(Nor is it a relic of a more retrograde era.
Its critics see a relic of a colonialist past.
Several condemned it as a relic of the cold war.
The ABM Treaty is a relic of the past.
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