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rem·nant (rem′nənt)

noun

  1. what is left over; remainder; residue
  2. a small remaining part, quantity, or number of persons or things
  3. a trace; last remaining indication of what has been a remnant of his former pride
  4. a piece of cloth, ribbon, etc. left over or unsold, as at the end of a bolt

Etymology: ME, contr. < remenant < OFr, orig. prp. of remaindre: see remain

adjective

remaining

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remnant Synonyms

remnant

n.

  1. A remaining part

    remains, residue, relic, trace; see remainder.

  2. The last of a bolt of goods

    strip, scrap, piece, part, portion, surplus, shred, endpiece. See syn. study at remainder.remainder.


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remnant Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • feudalism: This is a struggle not against the foundations of capitalism but for purging all the remnants of feudalism.

Converse of object

  • tatter: At the one end of this small stage lay what seemed the tattered remnants of a man.

Adjective modifier

  • shattered: With the shattered remnants of the regiment, now broken up into groups, the wild charge continued.

Modifies a noun

  • limewash: Fabrics: ' A ' consists of medium to large shaley slate, some coursing; sparse remnant limewash.

Noun used with modifier

  • supernova: The Crab Nebula is an example of a supernova remnant.
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