remnant
Americannoun
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(often plural) a part left over after use, processing, etc
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a surviving trace or vestige, as of a former era
a remnant of imperialism
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a piece of material from the end of a roll, sold at a lower price
adjective
Other Word Forms
- remnantal adjective
Etymology
Origin of remnant
1300–50; Middle English remna ( u ) nt, contraction of remenant < Old French, present participle of remenoir to remain
Example Sentences
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The newly identified molecules belong to a group called steranes, which are stable remnants of sterols such as cholesterol that form part of the cell membranes of complex life.
From Science Daily
Although a few conversations clearly left impressions, most of the dates morphed into remnants of information like fintech, middle sibling, allergic to cats, etc.
From Los Angeles Times
Dmitri had to give up his dream of joining the KGB when his hope that the new president, Boris Yeltsin, would be removed by the remnants of the Communist regime were dashed.
Securing safe access for U.S. companies would first require ousting armed groups like the National Liberation Army, or ELN, and remnants of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or the FARC.
Beyond the turbulent asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter lies the Kuiper Belt, a distant region past Neptune filled with frozen remnants from the solar system's earliest days.
From Science Daily
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