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- Dictionaryrem·nant/ˈremnənt/
noun
- 1. a small remaining quantity of something. Similar
adjective
- 1. remaining: "remnant strands of hair"
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The meaning of REMNANT is a usually small part, member, or trace remaining. How to use remnant in a sentence.
REMNANT definition: 1. a small piece or amount of something that is left from a larger original piece or amount: 2. a…. Learn more.
A remnant is something that's left over, once the rest is used up. If you plan to sew a shirt using only a remnant, it might have to be a midriff shirt. The noun remnant can also be used to refer to leftover things other than cloth.
noun. a remaining, usually small part, quantity, number, or the like. Synonyms: remains, rest, residuum, residue, remainder. 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. remnant. / ˈrɛmnənt / noun.
REMNANT meaning: 1. a small piece or amount of something that is left from a larger original piece or amount: 2. a…. Learn more.
remnants. What is left over; remainder; residue. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A small remaining part, quantity, or number of persons or things. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A trace; last remaining indication of what has been. A remnant of his former pride.
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. (Knitting & Sewing) a piece of material from the end of a roll, sold at a lower price. adj.
A remnant is a small piece of cloth that is left over when most of the cloth has been sold. Shops usually sell remnants cheaply.
remnant. noun. /ˈremnənt/ [usually plural] a part of something that is left after the other parts have been used, removed, destroyed, etc. synonym remains. The woods are remnants of a huge forest which once covered the whole area. Many of the traditions are remnants of a time when most people worked on the land. Extra Examples.
a piece of something that continues to exist when the rest of that thing has gone: the remnants of last night's meal. (Definition of remnant from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
