remnant

[ rem-nuhnt ]

/ ˈrɛm nənt /

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noun

a remaining, usually small part, quantity, number, or the like.

a fragment or scrap.

a small, unsold or unused piece of cloth, lace, etc., as at the end of a bolt.

a trace; vestige: remnants of former greatness.

adjective

remaining; leftover.

Words nearby remnant

remittance man, remittee, remittent, remitter, remix, remnant, remodel, remodeling, remolade, remonetize, remonstrance

Origin of remnant

1300–50; Middle English remna(u)nt, contraction of remenant < Old French, present participle of remenoir to remain

SYNONYMS FOR remnant

1 remainder, residue, residuum, rest, remains.

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OTHER WORDS FROM remnant

rem·nant·al, adjective

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Examples from the Web for remnant

My dad had worked for a while as a ranch hand, and his “Open Road” was a remnant of those days.
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A frayed, foreshortened square of cloth is produced, a remnant of some great emotion.
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It was a remnant of an older era of country song and show, without irony or drama.
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“A remnant of you worries the same way you did when they were teenagers,” she says.
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His arms are covered in tattoos, and he speaks with a bit of a lisp—a remnant, he says, of his California upbringing.
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There existed in his victory a remnant of defiance and of combat.
Les Misrables|Victor Hugo
Captain Jekyl threw away the remnant of his cigar, with a little movement of pettishness, and began to whistle an opera air.
St. Ronan's Well|Sir Walter Scott
Within a few days the remnant of the defeated fleet had been surrendered or burned at its anchors.
Famous Sea Fights|John Richard Hale
It was on that day the remnant of his army went into camp at the Great Meadows.
Elsie and Her Namesakes|Martha Finley
The abbey walls surround the churchyard, but almost the only other remnant is a single Decorated arch.
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British Dictionary definitions for remnant

remnant

/ (ˈrɛmnənt) /

noun

(often plural) a part left over after use, processing, etc

a surviving trace or vestige, as of a former eraa remnant of imperialism

a piece of material from the end of a roll, sold at a lower price

adjective

remaining; left over

Word Origin for remnant

C14: from Old French remenant remaining, from remanoir to remain

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