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Synonyms for remnant

Grammar : Noun
Spell : rem-nuhnt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɛm nənt

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Définition of remnant

Origin :
  • late 14c., contraction of remenant (c.1300), from Old French remanant "rest, remainder, surplus," noun use of present participle of remanoir "to remain" (see remain (v.)). Specific sense of "end of a piece of drapery, cloth, etc." is recorded from early 15c. An Old English word for "remnant" was endlaf.
  • noun leftover part
Example sentences :
  • All that is left of the Cheyenne Bundle is now with the remnant of the tribe in Oklahoma.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
  • When day broke they succeeded in wearing the ship with a remnant of the spritsail.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
  • I said, holding up his wrist where the remnant of the cord was hanging.
  • Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald
  • We believe that, for many years, no remnant of it has existed in the United States.
  • Extract from : « The Origin of Species » by Thomas H. Huxley
  • In the forests the loggers were tearing and slashing into all but the remnant of the 96 timber.
  • Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
  • Tradition told them of many destructions of mankind and of the preservation of a remnant.
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • The Creator in Plato is still subject to a remnant of necessity which he cannot wholly overcome.
  • Extract from : « Timaeus » by Plato
  • "Glad your senility has not affected that remnant of your common-sense," he declared.
  • Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • If my remnant of a conscience presumed to rise and reprove me, I stamped it down.
  • Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Thus they picked up the remnant of Neon's party and returned to camp.
  • Extract from : « Anabasis » by Xenophon

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