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remnant
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rem·nant  (rmnnt)
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.]

remnant [ˈrɛmnənt]
n
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. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) a piece of material from the end of a roll, sold at a lower price
adj
remaining; left over
[from Old French remenant remaining, from remanoir to remain]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.remnantremnant - a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
remainder, residual, residuum, rest, residue, balance - something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance"
2.remnant - a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
fag end - the frayed end of a length of cloth or rope
piece of cloth, piece of material - a separate part consisting of fabric

remnant
Translations
remnant [ˈremnənt]
A. N (= remainder) → resto m, remanente m; (= scrap of cloth) → retal m
B. CPD remnant day N (Comm) → día m de venta de restos de serie
remnant sale Nventa f de restos de serie, liquidación f total

remnant [ˈrɛmnənt]
n
(= remaining part) → reste m
the last remnants of an old building → les derniers restes d'un vieux bâtiment
the remnants of that morning's breakfast → les restes du petit déjeuner de ce matin-là
(= vestige) → vestige m
a remnant of the past → un vestige du passé
(= piece of fabric) → reste m de tissu

remnant
nRest m; (fig, of splendour, custom) → Überrest m; the remnant of his fortune/remnants of his former glorywas von seinem Vermögen/Ruhm übrig geblieben war

remnant [ˈrɛmnənt] n (remainder) → resto remnants npl (of food) → avanzi mpl; (of cloth) → scampoli mpl
remnant [ˈrɛmnənt] n (remainder) → resto remnants npl (of food) → avanzi mpl; (of cloth) → scampoli mpl

remnant
n remnant [ˈremnənt]
a small piece or amount or a small number left over from a larger piece, amount or number The shop is selling remnants of cloth at half price; the remnant of the army. oorblyfsel بَقِيَّه останка zbytek rest der Rest υπόλειμμα, απομεινάρι resto, retal jäänus, jääk بقیه؛ پس مانده jäännös restant שְאֵרִית बचा हुआ ostatak maradék sisa-sisa afgangur, leifar resto, avanzo; rimanenza 残り 나머지 likutis, likučiai atlikums; paliekas; (auduma) atgriezums baki, sisa restant, coupon rest, levning resztka resto rest; cupon остаток zvyšok, zostatok ostanek ostatak rest, stuvbit ส่วนที่เหลือ parça, artık, fazlalık 剩餘,零頭布料 залишок, рештка بقیہ vật còn thừa


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