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[ rem-nuhnt ] / ˈrɛm nənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR remnant ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna remaining, usually small part, quantity, number, or the like. 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. Origin of remnant1300–50; Middle English remna( u) nt, contraction of remenant<Old French, present participle of remenoir to remain SYNONYMS FOR remnant1 remainder, residue, residuum, rest, remains. SEE SYNONYMS FOR remnant ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM remnantrem·nant·al, adjectiveWords nearby remnantremittance man, remittee, remittent, remitter, remix, remnant, remnants, remodel, remodeling, remonetize, remonstrance Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for remnantThe second was a small atmospheric ripple, the remnants of an old thunderstorm complex in the Sonoran Desert. What’s behind August 2020’s extreme weather? Climate change and bad luck|Carolyn Gramling|August 27, 2020|Science News That’s how human DNA has become riddled with remnants of past viral infections. Readers ask about exoplanet heating sources, combating climate change and COVID-19|Science News Staff|July 4, 2020|Science News The form factor of the Kegelhelm is directly known from three 8th century tombs in Argos that contained remnants of the helmets. Know Your Ancient Greek Helmets: From Attic to Phrygian|Dattatreya Mandal|May 19, 2020|Realm of History To find remnants of it, researchers explored the seafloor near Antarctica. A rainforest once grew near the South Pole|Carolyn Gramling|May 11, 2020|Science News For Students
The city, by circa 1099 AD, was even guarded by the disfranchised remnants of the previous Turkish garrison. History of the Crusades: Origins, Politics, and Crusaders|Dattatreya Mandal|March 23, 2020|Realm of History My dad had worked for a while as a ranch hand, and his “Open Road” was a remnant of those days. My Love Letter to the Stetson|Mark McKinnon|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST A frayed, foreshortened square of cloth is produced, a remnant of some great emotion. Boys Don’t Cry: In Praise of Sentiment|Andrew Sean Greer|June 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST It was a remnant of an older era of country song and show, without irony or drama. Kitty Wells, The Girl Singer Who Became Country’s Queen|Laura Cantrell|July 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST “A remnant of you worries the same way you did when they were teenagers,” she says. Boomerang Moms: When Mommy Returns to Deal With ‘Adultescents’|Sally Koslow|June 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST His arms are covered in tattoos, and he speaks with a bit of a lisp—a remnant, he says, of his California upbringing. Hunter Moore, Creator of ‘Revenge Porn’ Website Is Anyone Up?, Is the Internet’s Public Enemy No. 1|Marlow Stern|March 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST There existed in his victory a remnant of defiance and of combat. Les Misrables|Victor Hugo Captain Jekyl threw away the remnant of his cigar, with a little movement of pettishness, and began to whistle an opera air. St. Ronan's Well|Sir Walter Scott Within a few days the remnant of the defeated fleet had been surrendered or burned at its anchors. Famous Sea Fights|John Richard Hale It was on that day the remnant of his army went into camp at the Great Meadows. Elsie and Her Namesakes|Martha Finley The abbey walls surround the churchyard, but almost the only other remnant is a single Decorated arch. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1|Various
British Dictionary definitions for remnant
noun(often plural) a part left over after use, processing, etc a surviving trace or vestige, as of a former eraa remnant of imperialism a piece of material from the end of a roll, sold at a lower price Word Origin for remnantC14: from Old French remenant remaining, from remanoir to remain Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to remnantvestige, residue, particle, remains, fragment, shred, bit, piece, leavings, end, dross, scrap, excess, residual, rest, surplus, dregs, portion, part, hangover |