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Definition of Remnant
1. Noun. A small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists.
Generic synonyms: Balance, Remainder, Residual, Residue, Residuum, Rest
Derivative terms: Remain
2. Noun. A piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold.
Specialized synonyms: Fag End
Generic synonyms: Piece Of Cloth, Piece Of Material
Derivative terms: Remain
Definition of Remnant
1. a. Remaining; yet left.
2. n. That which remains after a part is removed, destroyed, used up, performed, etc.; residue.
Definition of Remnant
1. Noun. The small portion remaining of a larger thing or group. ¹
2. Noun. The remaining fabric at the end of the bolt. ¹
3. Noun. An unsold end of piece goods, as cloth, ribbons, carpets, etc. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Remnant
1. something remaining [n -S]
Medical Definition of Remnant
1. Remaining; yet left. "Because of the remnant dregs of his disease." "And quiet dedicate her remnant life To the just duties of an humble wife." (Prior) Origin: OF. Remanant, p. Pr. Of remanoir, remaindre. See Remanent, Remain. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Remnant
Literary usage of Remnant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of George Fox by George Fox (1831)
"And the remnant of the Philistines shall perish: seek good, and not evil, hate
the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate, ..."
2. The Invasion of the Crimea: Its Origin and an Account of Its Progress Down by Alexander William Kinglake (1863)
"The remnant of the battalion thus maimed was at the moment without support; ...
On the other hand, the force to which the remnant of this English battalion ..."
3. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1843)
"The sincerity of history(61 ) declares that the Romans were vanquished with a
dreadful slaughter, and that the flying remnant of the legions was exposed to ..."
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