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remnant

[ rem-nuhnt ]

noun

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

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  2. a fragment or scrap.
  3. a small, unsold or unused piece of cloth, lace, etc., as at the end of a bolt.
  4. a trace; vestige:

    remnants of former greatness.



adjective

  1. remaining; leftover.

remnant

/ ˈ°ùÉ›³¾²ÔÉ™²Ô³Ù /

noun

  1. often plural a part left over after use, processing, etc
  2. a surviving trace or vestige, as of a former era

    a remnant of imperialism

  3. a piece of material from the end of a roll, sold at a lower price
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. remaining; left over
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • °ù±ð³¾î€ƒn²¹²Ô³Ù·²¹±ô adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of remnant1

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

Origin of remnant1

C14: from Old French remenant remaining, from remanoir to remain
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A landmine-detecting rat in Cambodia has set a new world record to become the first rodent to uncover more than 100 mines and other deadly war remnants.

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At least 1,000 Alawite civilians or disarmed fighters were massacred by pro-government forces, after government units were ambushed in a co-ordinated attack led by remnants of Syria's former armed forces.

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In the months since they erupted, the remnants of cars, plastics, batteries, household chemicals and other potentially toxic material have continued to wash into the sea and up onto beaches.

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Throughout “Grand Tour,†then and now are joined in a glorious dance, creating something vibrantly new out of remnants of the past — gone but not forgotten.

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As the decades went by, other immigrant families, many of whom started out as dairy workers, purchased land from the remnants of the Shafter dairy empire.

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