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rem·a·nent

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–adjective

remaining; left behind.

[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME < L remanent- (s. of remanéns), prp. of remanére. See remain, -ent

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rem·a·nence Audio Help (rěm'ə-nəns) Pronunciation Key
n. The magnetic induction that remains in a material after removal of the magnetizing field.

[From Middle English remanent, remaining, from Latin remanēns, remanent-, present participle of remanēre, to remain; see remain.]

rem'a·nent adj.

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Rem"a*nence\ (r?m"?*nens), Remanency \Rem"a*nen*cy\ (-nen*s?), n. [Cf. OF. remanence, LL. remanentia, fr. L. remanens. See Remanent, a.] The state of being remanent; continuance; permanence. [R.] --Jer. Taylor.

The remanence of the will in the fallen spirit. --Coleridge.

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Remanent

Rem"a*nent\ (-nent), n. [See Remanent, a.] That which remains; a remnant; a residue.

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