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remnant

noun
/ˈɹɛmnənt/CA/ˈɹemnənt/

Etymology

From Middle English, contraction of remenant, from Anglo-Norman remanant, present participle of remaindre, from Latin remaneō.

  1. derived from remaneō
  2. derived from remanant

Definitions

  1. A small portion remaining of a larger thing or group

    A small portion remaining of a larger thing or group; part of a former whole.

    • The remnants of the Neanderthal race mixed with members of Homo sapiens.
    • Pent up in Utica he vainly forms A poor Epitome of Roman Greatneſs, And, cover’d with Numidian Guards, directs A feeble Army, and an empty Senate, Remnants of mighty Battels fought in vain.

  2. The remaining fabric at the end of the bolt.

    • Usually not enough to make an entire project by itself, remnants of several fabrics can be used to make quilts.

  3. An unsold end of piece goods, as cloth, ribbons, carpets, etc.

    • All the remnants were sold in the flea market.
    • A large number of remnants were taking up too much space, so we disposed of them.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. The passionate, influential minority of radicals in a faction or party.

    2. Still left

      Still left; remaining.

      • [H]is vow was made in his ſickneſſe, whileſt reaſon was ſcarce as yet in the peaceable poſſeſſion of his mind, becauſe of the remnant dregs of his diſeaſe: […]
      • It bid Her feel / No future Pain for Me; but inſtant wed / A Lover more proportion'd to her Bed; / And quiet dedicate her remnant Life / To the juſt duties of an humble Wife.

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Derived

nova remnant, remnantal, supernova remnant

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at remnant. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at remnant. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at remnant

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA