remnant
Still left; remainingStill left; remaining.
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» Ziri found the remnants of a campsite.
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1 senses(archaic, not comparable)Still left; remaining.
Examples
16 sentencesZiri found the remnants of a campsite.
The statue stood as a remnant of a defunct civilization.
Archeology is the science that studies the remnants of human civilization.
deArchäologie ist die Wissenschaft, die die Hinterlassenschaften menschlicher Zivilisation untersucht. — Yorwba
A remnant of the old army is supporting and perhaps leading the current chaos.
deEin Überbleibsel der alten Armee unterstützt und führt womöglich das gegenwärtige Chaos. — Yorwba
The remnants of the tire fire smoldered long after the flames had been extinguished.
Origin
From Middle English, contraction of remenant, from Anglo-Norman remanant, present participFrom Middle English, contraction of remenant, from Anglo-Norman remanant, present participle of remaindre, from Latin remaneō.
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