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remnant

[rem-nuhnt]

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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.

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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

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

Related forms

rem·nant·al, adjective

Synonyms
1. remainder, residue, residuum, rest, remains.

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We'll have remnant patches and call them national parks and wildlife refuges.

But even these remnant populations still support fisheries and could, perhaps, flourish again.

One odd remnant of the time that higher ed was cheap is the notion that college years represent an extended adolescence.

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remnant (ˈrɛmnənt)

—n
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

—*adj*
4.	remaining; left over

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

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Word Origin & History

remnant

c.1350, from O.Fr. remanant, prop. prp. of remanoir "to remain" (see remain). Specific sense of "end of a piece of drapery, cloth, etc." is recorded from 1433.

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