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| rem·nant [ rémnənt ] (plural rem·nants) |
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1. small part still left: a small part of something that remains after the rest has gone
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2. small amount of cloth or carpet: a small amount of unsold cloth or flooring material left at the end of a roll, often sold at a reduced price
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3. trace of something: a small amount or trace of something such as a feeling or emotion
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4. anthropology small surviving group of people: a small isolated group of people surviving from a culture or group
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| [14th century. < Old French remanant, present participle of remanoir (see remain)] |
