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rem⋅nant

  [rem-nuhnt]
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–noun
1. a remaining, usually small part, quantity, number, or the like.
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
5. remaining; leftover.
Origin:
1300–50; ME remna(u)nt, contr. of remenant < OF, prp. of remenoir to remain

Related forms:
rem⋅nant⋅al, adjective

Synonyms:
1. remainder, residue, residuum, rest, remains.
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rem·nant   (rěm'nənt)   
n.  
  1. Something left over; a remainder.
  2. A piece of fabric remaining after the rest has been used or sold.
  3. A surviving trace or vestige: a remnant of his past glory.
  4. A small surviving group of people. Often used in the plural.

[Middle English remanant, remnant, from Old French remanant, from present participle of remaindre, to remain; see remain.]
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