REMNANT


Meaning of REMNANT in English

/ ˈremnənt; NAmE / noun

1.

[ usually pl. ] a part of sth that is left after the other parts have been used, removed, destroyed, etc.

SYN remains :

The woods are remnants of a huge forest which once covered the whole area.

2.

a small piece of cloth that is left when the rest has been sold

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : contraction of obsolete remenant from Old French remenant , from remenoir , remanoir remain.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.