remnants
1rem·nant
noun \ˈrem-nənt\Definition of REMNANT
1
a : a usually small part, member, or trace remaining b : a small surviving group —often used in plural
2
: an unsold or unused end of piece goods
Examples of REMNANT
- Remnants go on sale next week.
- <sailed home with just a remnant of the colony's original population aboard>
Origin of REMNANT
Middle English, contraction of remenant, from Anglo-French remanant, from present participle of remaindre to remain — more at remain
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to REMNANT
Related Words: fragment, scrap, vestige; butt, oddment, scraping(s), stub, stump; excess, fat, overabundance, overage, overflow, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus
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